White Bean Soup with Crispy Capers | Perfectly Seasonal

Soup season has begun. Joe is here to show you one of his favorite cozy, pantry-friendly soups that can be easily customized with unique toppings.
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[@BrazenSpirituality]

Really great sounding recipe! I had never thought beans would puree so silky smooth. I am going to try this soon. Thank you!

[@davidphillips3090]

That soup looks wonderful. I'll have to try making it. Joe did a nice job explaining all of the steps in making it.

[@CityOfTinyLines]

Yummy that is a very nice soup.

[@jimdavidson3345]

I’m not waiting for a change in the weather - it’s late July and hot! Bean soup this Saturday. Looks delicious. Thank you for this great recipe

[@ronanmcintyre]

Every season is soup season

[@laurarizzariroberts5707]

I just made this. I had to omit the celery and substituted pesto for the herbs. Super smooth and satisfying on this cold winter day! This is my new favourite soup.

[@gregsoucie]

This is definitely getting made tomorrow. I have some really excellent capers and I love them crispy like that. Beautiful looking simple recipe. Well done!

[@GadBoDag]

My wife loves capers, and I love white bean soup! This recipe looks amazing!

[@appalachiafishingclub]

I will definitely try this when it gets cold. It's November and we are having record high temperatures in Tennessee (80F).

[@meekrodriguez6438]

Perfect video.

[@cpp8227]

Comforting soup and beautifully explained; will try soon!

[@ytsivran]

This soup looks SO GOOD!

[@SoFreshRecipes]

It looks perfect 👍

[@mariGentle]

Great tips

[@MiamiHeatClips]

This looks amazing

[@JuicyCrone]

I love capers!!

[@electronic_circuits]

Fantastic

[@kathybarth4863]

I made this delicious soup. Use cannelloni beans. Still enjoying it. I used plain capers for the topping.

[@chriske6795]

I was looking for a starter for my Thanksgiving menu. I will be using this!! TU

[@Mehfuzascooking]

Nice recipe

[@barksjohnson1513]

That's a cool bowl! Any info?

[@kevansmith5511]

Thanks Maj. Malcolm Reed!

[@chefevilee9566]

Looks great I am definitely going to try to make this. Why did you just not leave it in the blender to heat up and cook?

[@tolc9265]

Could someone make squash soup next?

[@RobertPeters4674]

Great video, but I like some beans in my soup to tell that it's bean soup. Puree some but not all of them.

[@jusssayin480]

Not for this soup. It's meant to be totally smooth and creamy.

[@donnalamerson7376]

you do you -- I would like it that way also - texture

[@mnamous9823]

Okay.

[@milongamia]

Were the beans precooked?

[@zizzie4081]

Does anyone know if those are brined capers or salted capers?

[@gitsini]

Brined!

[@BluesChanteuse]

What is the point of waiting to add the last cup of chicken broth?. You've already created the friction with the broth to make it smooth. Just curious

[@Nocturne22]

Probably to adjust texture: you can always add more, but can't take away.

[@man_of_many_pants]

I would think reserving some of the broth would be to thin it out if it gets too thick. Initially adding it is to combine the ingredients. He says afterward you could add more if it gets too thick in the cooking process. Similar to making pasta sauces loosen up and combine by adding starchy pasta water

[@TheBlueberry606]

Tastey

[@stevelogan5475]

I like the soup, but i don't like the capers quite that crunchy, 2-3 minutes nuked is enough for me, & you are right as canneloni beans are best, i'll even use chick peas/garbanzo beans, nice job chef.

[@Kingfisher1215]

“Don’t worry about a perfect dice”. No problem there! I couldn’t get a perfect dice if I tried. 😂. My family is used to rustic dishes. I tell them that is how the best food tastes. But cool recipes. I like puréed soups and a bean soup sounds great. I like the caper trick in the microwave. One question, where is the bacon?

[@gitsini]

no bacon here, but that would be a great addition! you can even just microwave the bacon while the soup is bubbling away

[@Kingfisher1215]

@@gitsini agreed with the bacon. I might try rendering some bacon and then use the fat to cook the aromatics to add smokiness. Can’t wait to try this recipe. Bean soup sounds awesome!!

[@katsleggsful]

I really like this recipe. Not trying to be mean or anything, here. This really happened .... I'm trying to think why his voice sound's so familiar. Then it hit me. Stewie from Family Guy! 😁

[@gitsini]

I’m honored! Plotting mom’s demise with legume-based soups...

[@katsleggsful]

@@gitsini Lol! Love it! 😆

[@BobbyJamescomposer]

5 min in a microwave is idiotic. I just tried it and 45 sec in the capers exploded and now I have a giant mess.

[@douglaslinemanful]

I was just thinking why microwave them, can’t you just do it on the stove and make less of a mess?..... you confirmed that.

[@gitsini]

What a pain! Patting the capers dry really well is key.

[@IngotAU]

@@gitsini I made this tonight. It was ridiculously delicious! Huge payoff for not much work.

[@terryc5322]

5 minutes was definitely too long, unless he had it at a lower power. I should have read the reviews first....

[@dorothearobinson3455]

Yuk! Canned beans. Never use for GREAT beans.

[@david_reynolds3660]

Fail