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Cornish Hen and White Bean Soup

A fragrant Spanish-inspired soup that's sure to make your day! This is a hearty, deeply aromatic main-course soup. In terms of effort — and my own fondness for it — it lands somewhere between a zesty solyanka and a spicy kharcho. The recipe was inspired by Spanish cooking, or to be exact, the Asturian kitchen and its famous fabada.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 45 % 5 g
Fats 36 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 18 % 2 g
61 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0
  • One of the key ingredients in this distinctive soup is the Cornish hen. In case the term is unfamiliar, this is simply a very small chicken — no more than about a pound — and has nothing to do with the gherkin pickle. Use as much water as suits your taste, whether you like your soup thick or thin; about 3 liters (roughly 12 cups) gives a medium consistency. The soup isn't hard to make, but start the night before by soaking the white beans in cold water. In the morning, drain the beans and put them in a pot along with the chorizo, the pork belly (in one whole piece), and the Cornish hen cut in half, then cover with fresh cold water. Set the pot over medium heat, bring to a boil, and reduce the heat. Meanwhile, make the sauté: peel and dice the onion and garlic, then cook them in vegetable oil until translucent. A few minutes before they're done, stir in the paprika. Add the sauté to the soup and simmer everything together until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper only at the very end, so the beans soften to a tender texture — salt added early will keep them tough. After adding the sauté, the soup simmers for about 90 minutes. Remove the meats from the finished soup, cut them into pieces, and return them to the pot. Serve hot, sprinkled with finely chopped fresh herbs if you like. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Лук - 41  kcal/100g
  • Чеснок - 143  kcal/100g
  • Перец черный молотый - 255  kcal/100g
  • Масло растительное - 873  kcal/100g
  • Соль - 0  kcal/100g
  • Сырокопченая колбаса - 530  kcal/100g
  • Вода - 0  kcal/100g
  • Паприка - 289  kcal/100g
  • Суповая зелень свежезамороженная в упаковке - 41  kcal/100g
  • Зелень - 41  kcal/100g
  • Фасоль белая - 102  kcal/100g
  • Цыплята корнишоны - 173  kcal/100g
  • Грудинка свиная - 155  kcal/100g

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