Spanish Stew Or Caldo Gallego Recipe

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Spanish Stew Or Caldo Gallego
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
1889
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. medium- sized white beans
  • 2-1/2 quarts water
  • 1 meaty ham bone plus 1 smoked pork hock
  • i sometimes substitute the ham and pork hock with beef short ribs.
  • 1 bunch collard greens , mustard greens or spinach
  • salt to taste but it should be salty enough.

Directions:

  1. Rinse beans.
  2. Cover with 6 cups water in a large kettle, soak overnight.
  3. When ready to cook, add additional 1 quart water, the salt pork and ham bone.
  4. Bring to a boil.
  5. Cover, reduce heat and simmer about 2-1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
  6. Add potatoes and collard greens.
  7. *If you are using spinach. add later with the chorizos.
  8. Simmer for approximately 25 - 30 minutes.
  9. Cut chorizos in 1 inch pieces.
  10. Add to beans and cook 10 min. longer.
  11. Taste and add salt if necessary but it shouldl be salty enough.
  12. Remove ham bone and pork hock.
  13. Cut off meat and return meat to stew.
  14. Serve in soup bowls with a garnish of fresh parsley / cilantro or chives, chopped.
  15. The longer this stew sits the more flavorful it becomes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1888.68 Kcal (7908 kJ)
Calories from fat 691.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 76.89g 118%
Cholesterol 32.5mg 11%
Sodium 3813.47mg 159%
Potassium 4101.42mg 87%
Total Carbs 215.25g 72%
Sugars 93.47g 374%
Dietary Fiber 94.39g 378%
Protein 111.71g 223%
Vitamin C 471mg 785%
Vitamin A 46.3mg 1543%
Iron 31.8mg 177%
Calcium 3135mg 314%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 314.94 Kcal (1319 kJ)
Calories from fat 115.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.82g 118%
Cholesterol 5.42mg 11%
Sodium 635.91mg 159%
Potassium 683.93mg 87%
Total Carbs 35.89g 72%
Sugars 15.59g 374%
Dietary Fiber 15.74g 378%
Protein 18.63g 223%
Vitamin C 78.5mg 785%
Vitamin A 7.7mg 1543%
Iron 5.3mg 177%
Calcium 522.8mg 314%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 43.4
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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