We've been making hummus lately. I like to can garbanzo beans in the pressure canner to have on hand for a quick batch of hummus.
As I was canning the beans, it got me thinking about a simple garbanzo bean soup that I had for dinner one night at Tia Victori's piso in Pamplona, Spain.
Yep, I've been to Spain.
I went with a friend who had relatives there for 5 weeks. We spent time in Pamplona, Barcelona, Sevilla and Rota. That was before digital cameras.
Did I mention I was cold when I was thinking about this soup? Well, I was. It was a very simple soup. I went online to try to find a recipe that would suffice. Nothing. Just fancy schmancy soup with sausage, chorizo, etc.
No, no no! That's not how it was. It was simple.
Did I mention simple? I think I did.
So I decided to just try to do my own.
I started with raw beans and started boiling them. It didn't take long. I happened to be cooking down a chicken carcas for broth so I scooped some chicken broth in with it. I also chopped up some carrots and tossed them in with some salt and pepper. (There were no carrots in Tia Victori's soup though, just simple soup. I know you know.)
The soup took maybe 30 min, start to finish. I didn't think the kids would be too excited but I poured the bowls and we all sat down. It was DELISH! So simple! So good.
The boys and I loved it. The little gal will have to warm up to the idea I guess. It was SO good! My oldest son requested I make more today and it's gone again.
