portuguese bean soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 ham hock
• 1 (10 ounce) linguica sausage, sliced
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 quarts water
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 celery rib, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 head cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 50 mins


• place ham hock, linguica, onion, and water into a dutch oven over high heat. bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour.
• remove meat from ham hock, chop, and return to soup. stir in potatoes, celery, carrots, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and garlic. cover, and continue simmering for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• stir in cabbage and kidney beans, cook until the cabbage has softened, about 10 minutes.