Portuguese Bean Soup Recipe

Portuguese Bean Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 lb. portuguese sausage
• 1 lb. ham hock
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 qt. water
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 1 sm. cabbage, chopped
• 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
• 2 cans (16 oz.) red kidney beans

Method

1. Put sausage, ham hock, onion and water in a large pan or Dutch oven
2. Cover and cook on low heat for 1 hour
3. Remove meat from ham hock
4. Put meat back into soup and add carrots, potatoes, cabbage and tomato sauce
5. Cover and continue cooking 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally
6. Stir in undrained beans and cook a few more minutes, adding more water if necessary

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