Chef Sams Bayou Bean Soup Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S TUSCAN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Add butter; allow butter to melt. Add onion, celery, and carrot and cook and stir until onion begins to turn translucent and golden, about 7 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 1 more minute. Add beans and broth. Season with salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, and cayenne pepper. Set heat to medium high and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Place bread cubes in a saute pan. Drizzle with olive oil; season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Toast bread cubes over medium heat until golden brown and crunchy, tossing occasionally, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle grated cheese over the bread cubes and continue to brown cubes about 2 more minutes.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until it is very smooth. Whisk in creme fraiche. Stir in lemon juice. Serve topped with browned bread cubes and chopped parsley.

QUICK AND EASY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a cold pot. Turn heat to medium, cook and stir until the bacon is cooked but not crisp.
• Stir in onion; cook and stir for 5 minutes, until the onion turns translucent and golden.
• Stir in garlic; cook for 2-3 minutes. Add chicken stock, turn heat to medium-high. Stir in oregano, cayenne and salt. Add black beans and water. Return to a simmer.
• Simmer on medium-low, stirring occasionally, for 20-30 minutes. While it's cooking, mash about half the beans to thicken the soup.
• Stir in black pepper and cumin. Add salt to taste.
• Make the relish by stirring together minced green onion, sambal paste, and lime juice.
• Serve garnished with relish, chopped green onions, and sour cream.

10-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Finely chop onion, red and green bell pepper, celery, carrot, tomatoes, and garlic.
• Rinse beans and drain.
• Add chicken stock.
• Stir in onion, bell peppers, celery, basil, carrot, tomatoes, garlic, and black pepper.
• Stir in ham hock and smoked turkey.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Uncover and simmer for 2 1/2 hours, until beans are tender.
• Remove ham hock and remove any meat from the bone and return to beans.

CHEF SAM'S BAYOU BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• rinse beans. Place in large bowl with water, cover and soak over night. Draing beans. In large stock pot add beans, chicken stock and bay leaves, bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour In a medium pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage, and cook until fat is rendered; do not brown. Drain fat, add onions, garlic, peppers, celery, carrots and corn. Cook veggies with sausage over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add veggies and sausage to beans, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and season to taste.

BAYOU SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Cook rice in water as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp, garlic, salt and pepper; cook 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, stirring occasionally.
• Add salsa, clam juice and chiles; mix well. Reduce heat to low; cook 5 minutes.
• In small bowl, combine water and flour; blend until smooth. Add to mixture in skillet; cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Serve in bowls, with or without rice.