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Portuguese Peasant Soup




Source of Recipe


Recipe from: The Bean Book by Roy F. Guste, 2001.


List of Ingredients




1 lb. dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight
3 qrts chicken stock (or more if necessary)
12 strips thick-sliced smoked bacon, diced
1 lb. chorizo, sliced
3 med. yellow onions, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
3 med. potatoes, scrubbed and diced
4 med. carrots, scrubbed and diced
4 med. turnips, scrubbed and diced
1 small cabbage, cored and chopped
4 bay leaves
1 Tbs salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 cup chopped cilantro



Recipe



Simmer the beans in the chicken stock for about 2 hours, or until they are just tender. In a soup pot, saute the diced bacon until it has rendered its fat. Add the chorizo, onions, garlic and saute until they begin to color. Add the diced potatoes, carrots, turnips, cabbage, bay leaves, and kidney beans. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook for another 1/2 hour, until the vegetables are tender. Add cilantro just before serving.