by Carol
Substitutions:
I used a vegetable
Oxo for the stock instead of Hugh’s one
I used a tin of
tomatoes instead of Hugh’s tomato sauce
I used more
chopped tomatoes than I was supposed to so I only added a few real tomatoes
Kidney beans
instead of black beans
Dried herbs and
spices instead of fresh
Rating: 8/10
This was great! My faith in Hugh has been restored! It
was easy and quick and even though it was a soup there was no blending or any
of that faff. It had a fresh green chilli in it so that gave it a nice kick but
not too much. The sauce went quite thick even after only about 15 minutes
simmering. I know I’m ‘Queen of Thick Sauces’ so this may not be possible for
you mere mortal, but give it a go!
I would definitely make this again and would probably
make sure I made twice the amount so that I could freeze it and have instant
soup. However, this is a definite store cupboard recipe so you probably would
be able to knock this up on a week night when you don’t have much in.
I know the picture doesn’t look great, but it was. I
promise!
Wow! A glowing review. I had bypassed this one for the moment because of the sheer volume of exotic bean-based gloop I have made from this book, but now I think there is room in my life for more bean-based gloop!
ReplyDeleteMm! Is it very different to the chilli? It looks like a soupy version. But that was delicious, so I think it's still a goer. I'm surprised you didn't give it a higher mark, actually!
ReplyDeleteIs that cheese on toast you're dipping in?