Every once in a while either my ham & bean or split pea soup turns out thinner than I like. And that happened with my last batch of split pea - most of it, I just served in cups and we were happy. But night before last I wanted something more substantial.
I purred (well really, I pureed ) a can of butter beans in the food processor and added to the soup - what a great texture they gave the soup instantly and the flavor was great!
So, I played again last night with some more - had a container (about 1 - 1 1/2 cups) of baked lima beans with some kind of BBQ sauce (can't remember) that I pureed and added to the soup. Wow, what a wonderful flavor.
So, just thought I'd pass along the idea that too thin soup is really not such a bad thing - just makes us play a little more. For what it's worth.
I purred (well really, I pureed ) a can of butter beans in the food processor and added to the soup - what a great texture they gave the soup instantly and the flavor was great!
So, I played again last night with some more - had a container (about 1 - 1 1/2 cups) of baked lima beans with some kind of BBQ sauce (can't remember) that I pureed and added to the soup. Wow, what a wonderful flavor.
So, just thought I'd pass along the idea that too thin soup is really not such a bad thing - just makes us play a little more. For what it's worth.
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