Mother Machados Portuguese Bean Soup |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This traditional Portuguese soup goes well with hot bread or rolls. Ingredients:
4-6 large smoked ham hocks |
1 large chopped onion |
6 chopped cloves fresh garlic |
2 tbs olive oil |
2 12 or more ounce cans tomato sauce |
2 tbs sugar |
16 cups water or chicken broth |
4 whole bay leaves |
1 tsp rosemary(whole) leaves |
ham bits if available |
1 or 2 cans dark kidney beans, liquid included |
1 or 2 hot portuguese sausages (linguisa) may substitute with chirizo |
1-2 diced potatoes |
1 cup diced carrots (may use frozen) |
1/2 head chopped cabbage |
1 1/2 cups macaroni |
Directions:
1. saute onion and garlic in oil
2. add hocks and broth/water and bring to boil
3. add sausages sliced into 3 inch pieces
4. add bay leaves and rosemary and simmer until hock skin is soft
5. add ham bits if you desire
6. add potatoes, carrots and beans and continue simmering
7. about 40 minutes until serving, add chopped cabbage
8. about 20 minutes before serving, add macaroni
9. Serve warm with pao doce Portuguese bread or any bread you desire
10. The soup gets most of its flavor from the sausage and herbs. Remove Bay leaves before serving.
11. DO NOT Add additional salt until you taste soup. Ham Hocks have alot of salt in them. Add pepper to taste or other seasonings as to your taste
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