In his excellent version of the traditional Chilean stew porotos granados , chef Alex Aguilera uses kidney beans in place of the customary cranberry beans, then folds in fresh basil and a swirl of paprika oil. Click here to visit the new home of KitchenDaily!
Fact: Before this recipe, I had never made (or tasted!) split pea soup, nor had I ever bought the dried little peas from the supermarket, cute as they may be. Fact: Before this recipe, I had never made (or tasted!)