Portuguese Red Bean Soup Recipe (Chorizo-Style Sausage)
This Portuguese red bean soup recipe is a cozy one-pot bowl made with carrots, onion, celery, tomatoes, and potato, finished with chorizo-style spicy sausage and warm spices. Below you’ll find the ingredients (malzemeleri) and how to make it (nasıl yapılır) in clear, quick steps.
Ingredients
For the soup
Step-by-Step Method
Prep the vegetables
Dice the carrot, onion, celery, tomatoes, and potato. Keep the cuts small so everything cooks evenly.
Start the base
Heat olive oil and butter in a pot. Add the onion and cook for 3–4 minutes until softened, then stir in carrot and celery for another 4–5 minutes.
Bloom the paste and spices
Add tomato paste and paprika. Stir for about 1 minute so the paste cooks a bit—don’t let it scorch on the bottom.
Add sausage and tomatoes
Stir in the sliced chorizo-style sausage and cook for 2–3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cayenne, then cook 2 minutes more.
Simmer with beans and potato
Add kidney beans and diced potato. Pour in enough water (or stock) to cover by about 2–3 cm, bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer.
Cook until tender
Simmer 35–40 minutes, partially covered, until the potato is tender. If the soup gets too thick, loosen it with a splash of hot water.
Rest and serve
Take the pot off the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes. Serve with a bit of parsley if you like.

