portuguese bean soup

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Linda Edwards-Jackson
Boise, ID. & Dallas, NC

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

(1 rating)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 35 Min

Ingredients For portuguese bean soup

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

How To Make portuguese bean soup

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

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