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Caldo Gallego - 1

This is a peasant version of 'caldo' as described to me by the owner of the excellent Galician restaurant Oscar in Madrid -- a far-from-peasant restaurant.

Cuisine: Spanish
Type: Vegetables
Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup 120g / 4.2ozDried white beans
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozSmoked ham hocks
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozLean smoked bacon or salt pork - in one thick slice
7 cups 1659mlWater
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozOnion - sliced (medium)
1/2 cup 118mlWhite cabbage head (small)
3   Turnips
  A few turnip greens
  Salt and pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Pour 7 cups cold water over beans, ham, and bacon in an earthenware pot. Cover and barely simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Add the sliced onion and the cabbage, turnips, and turnip tops, all chopped in fairly large pieces. Mix, but stir as little as possible in order not to bruise the beans. Salt and pepper to taste and simmer 1 1/2 hours more. Serve in large soup bowls with meat cut in bite-size pieces.

Source:
Barbara Norman

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