Caldo Gallego (Galician Broth)
Caldo Gallego is the traditional soup of Galicia in the coastal northwest of Spain. Turnip greens, pork, beans and potatoes make a hearty, healthy meal to stave off the damp cold of winter.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups dried white beans
- 1 ham knuckle or 1 ham bone, or 1 ham hock, or 1lb. pork bones
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp paprika preferably Spanish
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 lb potatoes peeled and diced
- 1 bunch turnip greens rinsed and coarsely chopped
- 2 spanish chorizos 6.5 oz total, cut into pieces
Instructions
- Soak the beans overnight in cold water.
- Rinse beans then add them back to the pot with the pork.
- Cover with 8 1/2 cups of water and season them with the salt, pepper and paprika.
- Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer 1 hour covered. (Skim off foam)
- Remove the pork bones from the broth and add the potatoes, turnips, and chorizo.
- If you like, pull the meat of the bones and add back to the pot.
- Return the pot to a simmer and cook for 30 more minutes.