Caldo galego

Name: Caldo galego
Prep time: 70 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups dried white beans, soaked overnight; 1 lb potatoes, diced; 9 oz savoy cabbage or turnip greens, roughly chopped; 5 oz smoked bacon or ham hock pieces; 5 oz chorizo, sliced; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic; 7 cups water or stock; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

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Caldo galego is a hearty Galician soup with white beans, potatoes, greens and smoked pork. It is a warming rustic bowl for cold days.

Serves: 6 people

Preparation time: 70 min

Ingredients

dried white beans, soaked overnight – 1 1/4 cups
potatoes, diced – 1 lb
savoy cabbage or turnip greens, roughly chopped – 9 oz
smoked bacon or ham hock pieces – 5 oz
chorizo, sliced – 5 oz
onion, chopped – 1
garlic – 2 cloves
water or stock – 7 cups
salt – to taste
black pepper – to taste

Method

1. Place the beans, bacon, onion, garlic and water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer for 45 minutes until the beans are almost tender.
3. Add the potatoes and chorizo and cook for 15 minutes.
4. Stir in the cabbage or turnip greens and simmer for another 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Season with salt and pepper and serve the soup piping hot.