Friday, December 2, 2016

Caldo Gallego (Gallcian Soup)






What you need: 
9 cups of water
1/2 bag of dried white navy beans (or one can)
2 spanish chorizos sliced
1/2 a red onion (chopped into small pieces)
4 garlic cloves (smashed and minced)
2 yellow skin potatoes
1 teaspoon of adobo (or less or more to your liking)
3/4 to 1 cup of collard greens


Soak your dried bean in water 3-4 hours




Rinse your Greens, remove stems where possible, roll the leaves and slice; set aside





Slice Chorizo




Dice your ham (if you have a bone in it; leave it there)


Dice your onion



Smash and mince your garlic



Slice and chop 2 medium sized golden potatoes


Heat pot, throw in chorizo and ham until brown


Add your onion and garlic and let it sauté a bit




Add your greens, potatoes and greens





Add 8 cups of water; let it cook on medium to high heat for about half hour; then add another cup of water because it evaporates s after some time; add your adobo (don't over do it; the ham releases the salty flavors after about 20 minutes to half hour).


Once the beans have softened, it's ready to serve.  If you decide to use canned beans, it will cut the cooking time in half.


Buen Provecho!




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