White Bean Soup with Chile Paste

Name: White Bean Soup with Chile Paste
Yield: 8 first-course
Ingredients: 2 dried ancho chiles*, stemmed, seeded; 1 dried chile de árbol, stemmed, seeded; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 cups dried Great Northern beans; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter; 2 celery stalks, finely chopped; 1 large carrot, finely chopped; 1 large white onion, finely chopped; 1 large garlic clove, minced; 8 cups (or more) water; 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1/2 cup whipping cream

By Dennis Leary of Canteen in San Francisco CAPhotography by Noel Barnhurst

August 31, 2007

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