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Caldo Gallego
Caldo Gallego
Prep Time
480 Mins
Cook Time
90 Mins
Servings
6
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About Recipe
Caldo Gallego is the traditional soup of Galicia, a region in the northeast of Spain.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups dried white beans
1 tbsp salt
1 ham knuckle or ham bone, or 1 ham hock, or 1lb. pork bones
1 1/2 tsp paprika (preferably Spanish)
1/4 tsp pepper
1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced
1 bunch turnip tops, rinsed and coarsely chopped
2 spanish chorizos (6.5 oz total), cut into pieces
Cooking Procedure
1
n Soak the beans overnight in cold water.nn Rinse beans then add them back to the pot with the pork.nn Cover with 8 1/2 cups of water and season them with the salt, pepper and paprika.nn Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer 1 hour covered. (Skim off foam)nn Remove the pork bones from the broth and add the potatoes, turnips, and chorizo.nn If you like, pull the meat of the bones and add back to the pot.nn Return the pot to a simmer and cook for 30 more minutes.n
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