Peasant Bean Soup

Created by All Foods Natural Team, Sunday, 04 May 2008

Description A typical country bean soup. We have found versions of this classic soup in each country we visited. Our favorite is the traditional soup prepared in Galicia, Spain, with their local ham (lacon), green vegetables (grelos) and potatoes (cachelos), ask for "Caldo Gallego" or "Pote Gallego" if you visit the region.

Ingredients

At a glance

Cuisine

Difficulty

Special Diets

Seasonal

Serves

1 cup dried beans
1 1/2 lb country style ham, scrubbed and soaked if required
1 1/4 lb bacon
1 Tbs olive oil
2 cups raw cabbage, chopped
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 tsp paprika
salt
pepper

Methods/steps

Wash the beans, cover with cold water and soak for 8 hours or overnight.
Drain and bring to a boil into a large pot with 1 gallon water. When the liquid starts boiling, add the meat, paprika, and olive oil. Reduce heat and simmer for 90 minutes.
Add the potatoes and cabbage. Simmer until beans are tender. Don't add salt before testing first, the ham usually brings a strong flavor.
Dice the ham, if you are going to serve with the soup, and serve very hot.

Nutrition Notes

Serving size: 1 serving

Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

The following ingredients were not included in the nutrition information:

water, salt to taste.


Amount Per Serving
Calories		290.25
Calories From Fat (19%)		53.75
		% Daily Value
Total Fat 5.91g		9%
Saturated Fat 1.48g		7%
Cholesterol 26.46mg		9%
Sodium 1037.82mg		43%
Potassium 1316.91mg		38%
Carbohydrates 40.33g		13%
Dietary Fiber 11.35g		45%
Sugar 2.14g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 28.98g
Protein 20.45g		41%

Additional Tips

The recipe also comes out great and is suitable for vegetarians and meat free diet if yous skip the ham.

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