You can leave the beans whole or lightly mash them with a wooden spoon. Or you can blend it smoothly. Like I always say, make it your own! The thumbnail has a thyme sprig but I did use rosemary for the recipe. Just ran out of rosemary when I shot the photos. The written recipe is always linked in the description (it's the little "arrow" on mobile and a "show more" on desktop). In the description, you will also find my shop and other links with cookware/ingredients and all the other things you guys frequently ask about. Thanks as always for liking my videos!
I can't stop watching your channel. It's how I decide what I want to eat for the day! I LOVE making white bean soups, but I cannot find dried cannellini beans anywhere and they're so expensive online. Is there something special about the taste of cannellini vs. other big white beans? Why doesn't your daughter ever taste test?
I was rolling on the floor laughing when your son said the soup is okay it's good but it's not the best soup you ever made but all through the end of the video he can't put the spoon down he can't stop eating it that was so funny to me so that tells me the soup was a 10 LOL
A really good substitute for pancetta (if you're a vegetarian) is roasted cauliflower. First cut out the stem in the middle and cut it into quarters. Drizzle the core and top of the floret with good olive oil and dust with a mix of coriander, granulated garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Roast in the oven, uncovered with the garlic clove at the same temp until the top is a dark golden brown, and then chop into cubes. Also you can do the same thing with your vegetables and then boil to make a great vegetable stock.
@@Omnaecyde thx 4 the reply things still aren't back to pre pandemic levels. I don't think they'll ever be, not when markets can so easily be manipulated by so few. A whole other discussion I know.
There's nothing unreasonable about that. Try a Portuguese white bean and kale soup. Toss some Linguica in (or Chorizo if you can't get Linguica) for extra flavor. Phenomenal soup for the cold winter days.
I made this last night. My value to the household has gone up considerably. A really tasy recipe. I used two heads of garlic and was able to get a fresh garden sprig of rosemary. A freshly baked Italian loaf and this soup on our first chilly night of the fall. Perfect!
I’m an American living in Florence, Italy. I made this soup for my Italian friends (who are very picky) and they LOVED it…so much that I’ve made it several more times, and their eyes light up every time I bring it. Thank you! PS I love it too.
Definitely a winner in my book. And this is another example of a tasty meal that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, something we're all concerned about these days. And don't forget to roast extra garlic to spread on some nice crusty bread to go with the soup!
Delicious idea.. it's pretty cool here in Florida I already made a 5 gallon pot of chili to take to the aid workers and the homeless in the aftermath of the hurricane. Now I'm going to make an additional 5 gallons of your delicious bean soup.
I'm really enjoying the family input at the end. Its fun to see you all talk about the dish and laugh together. Nobody has enough family time, and you've encorporated it into your job so we all can enjoy. Basically, you're family is lovely and thank you for sharing. Another great soup to add to my recipe box. Everyone take a bow. 👏😊
Absolutely love how James does not stop eating once he begins 😂 This soup looks like the perfect meal with cold weather on the way. Thank you to the Taste Tester and the Mother of the Taste Tester and thank you for sharing your recipes with us 😊
My husband and mother both state that this is the best bean soup I have ever made. I love the way your videos are presented and the family scoring at the end is just great. i am adding this to my Sunday soup list. It's a winner.
Hi Jim, I have to tell you about this recipe. I made it yesterday using the same ingredients you used all the way down to the fresh herbs and roasting the garlic. This is the BEST soup I have ever made and it's thanks to you. Outstanding flavor and what a difference fresh herbs make. I wasn't really sold on the difference, always preferring dried. But tasting this soup, I was totally blown away. Great job, and thank you so much for sharing. I know you encourage us to make it the way we like it, but when making something for the first time I like to follow the recipe closely, then change up anything the next time I make it. This one will remain unchanged!!! Its perfect. 😊
I am on a Sip and Feast marathon today rewatching what I have already seen and drooling! I was released from the hospital yesterday after five days of no eating and now I AM HUNGRY! One thing missing, no chef in my kitchen but me and I am not able to shop or stand long enough to prep and cook! You, your food and your family are the BEST! Thanks for your time and effort you take to make everything DIVINE. I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU MAKE❤️
I am British in the UK, I made this soup three days ago OMG I loved it !! My Son visited today and I send him home with a large portion of it as he loves fresh tasty food, I will definitely make again !! I had to use smoked bacon though as I couldn't get any pancetta but it was still yummy. Thanks 👯👯👯
I always appreciate you adding suggestions for customizing your recipes. I’m by no means a professional chef, just trying to cook something nice for my family. You always mention substitutions for higher-end ingredients, or as in this video mashing the beans for those of us without immersion blenders…I really appreciate that! This soup looks perfect for cooler weather. Can’t wait to try it!
I love that the family opinions are so brutally honest! Makes me trust your recipes more because you're not putting pressure on them to say everything is a 10.
Hi James, I am so glad you have the slider to make this for one or two people on the website. I am single, and don't want to eat bean soup for 5 days in a row. I don't mind it for three dinners in a row and one lunch, but then it starts to get a little off. Using the slider helps me halve the ingredients to make it more manageable. I really appreciate that. I love bean soup, any soup almost, so I am printing off the recipe for my binder and am going to make it next on the list. While I have been cooking for over 55 years I am grateful for new takes on soup and other chicken dishes, which you make so wonderfully. I LOVE your spaghetti with sherry sauce. YUM!! Thank you for your recipes and for these fun and informative videos!! 🥣🫕🍲❣
I love the way you describe things. "4 out of 10" for cooking heat. Finally someone to puts things in terms I can understand. Thank you for all you do. I look forward to making many of your creations.
Your family is so lucky to have you cooking all this fabulous food every day, and the un-edited commentary from them makes this channel the best thing ever. Keep up the great work. I’m definitely making this one.
I made this soup today with a slight variation and it’s absolutely delicious. I followed the directions for the most part, but since I wanted a thicker soup, I added a little pastina, and for added brightness also added spinach at the end. I wish we could post photos here, because it’s truly scrumptious.
I made this today. I doubled the recipe and canned 5 quarts. Before I canned it I gave a little sample to my husband and son. They really liked it! Thanks for the recipe!
I love the clarity of your ingredient presentation segment. Too many cooking channels sort of skim over ingredient lists and leave you wondering if you've got everything. You're my go to channel for trying out new recipes!
I made your recipe exactly as you cooked it here and I gave a bowl to my wife with some crusty bread. She took two bites and gave me the goo goo eyes! Great recipe, thanks for sharing! Gotta go, I think I hear mama calling!
I've enjoyed this many times in Tuscany. From Pisa, Viareggio, Florence etc they have slight differences, some add sausage etc but they all taste super yummy. This has made me realise I am overdue for a trip to Italy. Love it.
This looks so good - I put it on my must make list! Better Than Broth also makes a Roasted Garlic base for those who are vegan OR prefer more of the garlic taste!
I made this and it is so good, I can't stop eating it. Didn't have pancetta so I used bacon in its place, put some in with the beans as they were cooking (I used dry beans) and forgot the rosemary and cheese rind, followed your wife's advice and used 2 heads of garlic, otherwise followed your recipe with everything else. Thanks so much for sharing this. Definitely a keeper.
Great video as a father of 2 my wife and girls are my greatest critics! Nothing fancy simple but yet delicious. Going to watch your Italian wedding soup video now!
We ate a lot of beans growing up, always with good olive oil and always always with bread. Still my favorite. Your recipe including the roasted garlic is a must try! Thank you
I'm the number one fan of mom! I think I was one of the people to encouraged to go on can more often... I will do this... easy and looks tasty thanks for sharing this one...
I was really impressed with your judges honesty, it’s so helpful to get an honest opinion. My Family always says my food is good, So I really have no place to go with improvements.
Nutritious, easy, quick, cheap, richly satisfying, and you can make a giant batch on the weekend for lunches during the week. A staple fall-winter soup. Thank you!
This is awesome! I would've given anything, while raising my three boys, to have them love something that I cooked, as much as your son loved this soup. He said that it wasn't quite as good as your Italian Wedding Soup, but he sure kept eating it! Lovely family!!
Dude, we made your lentil soup two weeks ago. My wife and I ate it for 4 dinners. I wasn’t excited about it at first, but I knew my wife loves soup so we tried it. IT WAS SO GOOD, HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Going to make this one for meal prep dinners next week! I’m sure it will be awesome.
I made the soup today and wow it was delicious. My family loved it too. Thanks for the recipe and a great video. I’ll be watching more for more fantastic ideas. Thank you again.
Just made this. Didn’t have pancetta, so used all olive oil. Puréed about 75% of the soup. Didn’t have a cheese rind. Used canned beans. Will use dry next time. Did stir in some freshly grated Romano cheese. This was absolutely amazing. Kids wanted seconds.
I found this channel yesterday and i really dig the chill vibe of your videos. All of them are super informative, especially for beginners like myself. Also the inclusion of your family for the taste testing is so lovely. Congrats on hitting 500k subs!
I feel so lucky to have discovered your channel as autumn's chill has punctuated soup season here in the Mid-Atlantic. I love your presentation and how the family helps with the taste test - so funny how everyone seems to have a different favorite way to eat the soup. I truly enjoy how you display the ingredients beforehand and explain the process during the video. I have subscribed today and look forward to many more informational and inspirational videos to come. Thank you.
I'll surely use this recipe when the weather turns cold. For now, I'm enjoying the sunny warm weather of the Mediterranean sea with slightly lighter recipes🌊🥗
Nice soup. I'm going to make it. You guys are soooo NY I love it. I am from Staten Island but have lived all over the country and now I am in Idaho. I still miss NY and NY people.
Yum! I love to add Italian kale or chard to bean soup. I made bean stew two nights ago and used organic cannellini beans. They were awesome and it was quick, super easy. I had some jalapeno smoked Texas kielbasa that I diced as my meat. I have started grating onion and fresh tomato to make a quick, light sauce. Again fast, easy, lighter than a Sunday sauce.
Madethis for dinner 2 days ago and it was simply delicious. We live in MX so we used Peruvian white beans and it was soooo good. I don’t eat pancetta so left it out. Will totally be making this again. And I did 2 heads of garlic as suggested by your wife and son. YUM! Oh and did the garlic in our air fryer on the base setting so the kitchen didn’t get so hot.
Just made this tonight. I added zucchini and a pound of Italian sausage, along with two heads of roasted garlic. It was an absolute hit. Thank you for making this video!
Your son is hilarious 😂 such a teenager. I found you through the Pro Home Cooks colab and have been binging for a few hours. Italian food is my comfort food. I really don't enjoy cooking, yet I watch videos to try to motivate myself. But, your recipes are so simple that I honestly I think I could make these. Plus, I love that you don't add tons of spices. I think I found my new favorite cooking RU-vid channel 😊 Subbed 👍🏼👍🏼
LOVE IT: I’ve made this (my way - in a vat) and my family (6 boys) all love it. I use parmigiana garlic croutons which I crush in the soup separately via a blender and poured it back in. It gives the whole thing really nice texture & depth. I also use 1 leak, 2 heads of garlic and a bouquet garni (with fresh thyme and just a bit of oregano), in addition to the rosemary and the bay leaf. I take the bundle out before I add the puréed mixture back in. I finish with just a little hit of fresh chopped Italian Parsley on top….not too much, just enough to give it color. On the table I have good quality EVOO, fresh grated Parm, lite sour cream, more croutons and crushed hazelnuts for people to garnish with whatever they prefer……I personally love it with a little sprinkle of nuts. I also serve it with a huge garden salad, full of all our favorite veg and topped with feta & dried cranberries. Our bread of choice with it is cornbread made with brown eggs and 1 can of cream style corn, topped with red pepper flakes and unsalted butter on the side. Either way, however you choose to make this, it’s delicious and definitely worth a try, for sure!!!! THANKS for sharing.
I made this the other day. I used smoked paprika instead of red pepper flakes because they’re not easy to get where I live. Forgot to put the Parmesan in but it tasted delicious just as it was. Amazed by how filling it is. Thank you so much for the recipe!
I have a very similar recipe (Shrimp and Bean Stew) that is a family favorite, but with a couple of additions. In a second pan sauté a pound of shelled fresh shrimp in olive oil and a tablespoon of smoke paprika, then stir into the soup for five minutes. And I also stir in a chopped, cleaned bunch of dandelion greens and finish the soup with a tablespoon of cooking sherry.
It's very charming how for the taste tests you're all helicopter-y & nervous and then so visibly relieved & thrilled when your dish is a hit. 😂 Can't wait to make this wonderful, hearty soup! Thank you for all the meal inspiration and recipes.
OMG, this bean soup is absolutely the best! In fact, we love all of your recipes that we have prepared so far. This is the very best cook show. Thanks and please keep it up!
I have my first pot of this on the stove now. I cannot believe the smell. That lovely smell. Will update once the beans are done. Well beans got done and it was amazing. I used center cut bacon cause the store was out of pancetta. Next time it will be pancetta. We have a baker in the area that does a wonderful rosemary sourdough that would great with this.
I made this soup today using canned beans. Didn't need as much chicken stock. Came out great and dinner is ready before 4:00PM! Makes the wifey happy. Great channel! I give it 10 James's. :)
This looks really good, bean soup is a sign of Fall! I love the addition of roasted garlic,( yes, 2 heads for sure), blending, and a swirl of olive oil on top! Oh, and good bread to sop it up with!!
Substituted the pork for smoked tofu and the stock with veggie stock for a vegan version and it was super delicious! Also felt like it helped with my cold :)
Oh my gosh...I love your sweet family and your RU-vid channel! The realness of the ratings is always so fun to see unfold. Your chuckle when he said the olive oil was the best. That's how you know you've got a real, true life, honest taste taster. Thank you to a lovely family.
Funny...the son doesn't give the soup a ten (or even a 9) BUT...can't stop eating it!! THAT is the true rating! Love how honest the taste testers are all the time...carry on!
I can’t wait for winter ever year for 3 reasons, thunderstorms to marvel at, snowboarding, and making hot amazing soups. Literally nothing better than a hot soup after working or being outside in the cold and rain after a long day when your cold and wet.
I do the blending this way: Ladle out a quarter of the whole pot and set it aside. Go at the remaining 3/4 with the immersion blender to make it quite smooth. Put the other stuff back in. Best of both worlds. There's something to chew but it's also kinda velvety. When serving, olive oil is great but so is a teaspoon of butter.
I made this soup yesterday and felt like a real Italian it came out so good!!! (I’m Irish so this is a big feat for me) I love your videos bc they’re so straightforward and easy to follow. I can’t wait to try more recipes!
Love how your son just keeps on eating until it's gone... I guess he really did like it. I enjoy your family interaction, too. I will be getting heads of garlic to make this one, soon. Thanks and blessings to y'all.
I came into an inheritance of a bag of pinto beans a few weeks back (long story), so I thought I’d make this recipe for my girlfriend substituting those. She comes home from a long day of school, and I set a bowl of this in front of her. The look on her face after taking that first bite - well, sir, you have won my undying admiration.
Wow, tough critics you live with, love it! Love your family's rating system too, so fun. This looks delicious, easy and healthy, just my kind of recipe. Thank you!
This is so amazing, I was just talking to my husband about white Beans and bacon. I will use the Pancetta instead. The soup looked yummy. Keep sharing and cooking up a storm for your viewers. Thanks
I look so forward to your videos/recipes every week! I'm so glad I found you and your channel last year! I've made quite a few of your recipes and they've all turned out amazing!
I’m making this soup for the 4th time. I make it vegetarian with veg broth and use canned beans so they are squish-able right away. Veg bacon gives it the smoky taste. It’s delicious and easy to make.
