A soup that fills you up like a meal is this hearty and filling white bean and sausage stew! A lovely fond that adds rich flavor is produced when the sausage is browned in a dry pan. This hearty stew will warm you from the inside out and is packed with beans, vegetables, and pork. Serve with some stale Italian bread.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 cups peeled, chopped carrots
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups peeled, chopped sweet potatoes
- ½ tablespoon warmed sunflower oil, divided
- 3 cups peeled, chopped pumpkin
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon harissa
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place carrots in a large roasting dish big enough to hold all the root vegetables. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toss sweet potato with 1/4 tablespoon warm sunflower oil for 2 minutes to give it color. Add pumpkin and toss for 30 seconds. Add to carrots and roast until all vegetables are softened and the color has intensified, about 40 minutes.
- While vegetables are roasting, heat remaining 1/4 tablespoon sunflower oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 more minute. Stir in cumin, turmeric, and harissa; cook for 1 minute.
- Remove vegetables from the oven and add to the pot. Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender to desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with cilantro to serve.
- You can add different spices and fresh chili to vary the soup or use none at all. Using a well flavored broth is key. You can use chicken broth instead of vegetable broth.
Reviews
I do not even know what Harissa spice is, but no matter this was great with just everything else. I added one more clove of garlic. I cooked the carrots less than recommended, when I blended it all up, the carrots did not get liquefied like the pumpkin and sweet potato, and left some carrot chunks. Those chunks were great, other testers liked the carrot chunks also. So, great soup, wonderful flavor, so little spice, so much goodness.