A Good Soup for the Sick Recipe

Course Soups and Stews

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 pound cranberry beans (like Borlotti)
15 medium cloves of garlic, peeled and trimmed
2 big shallots (I might have used a white onion but didn't have one), sliced on the axis into thin crescents
2 teaspoons+ fine sea salt for seasoning
2 3 dried smoked chiles (I used smoked serranos) but I suspect dried chipotles or even one or two chipotles from the can (in adobo sauce) would work nicely
8 cups of water
a couple (optional) handfuls of a salty hard cheese, Parmesan, grated (I think my mystery cheese was actually Three Sisters Serena)
a drizzle of flavorful extra virgin olive oil
a small handful of cilantro, chopped

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