portuguese bean soup

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28 Pinches
Boise, ID. & Dallas, NC
Updated on Jan 3, 2012

A friend from Maui gave me this recipee. I have made it often when I have company as it feed a lots of folks.

prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 35 Min
method ---
yield

Ingredients

  • 1 can kidney, pinto or garbanzo beans (with the liquid)
  • 2 pounds ham hock, smoked
  • 2 - carrots/chopped, & 2 stalks celery/chopped
  • 1 lg. - potato/diced
  • 3 cloves garlic/grated & 1 sm. onion/chopped
  • 1 small cabbage/shredded & 1 tblsp. fresh parsley/chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard & 1 tsp. salt, + 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 (15) ounce can tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes
  • 2 - bayleaves & 5 peppercorns
  • 8 cups water
  • 6 ounces portuguese sausage/ sliced; & browned

How To Make portuguese bean soup

  • Step 1
    Cook all ingredients together in a large pot for 2 1/2 hrs., except for sausage. Add sausage and cook 1 hr. longer.
  • Step 2
    Makes 1 gallon. May be frozen (best in quarts).
  • Step 3
    Sometimes I cook 1/2 bag of dry beans of my choice.

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Category: Bean Soups
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