posted by sillypooh 01-08-101 10:02 PM
Portugese Bean Soup
(a Hawaiian favorite, wonderful on the mainland during cold weather)
1 pound dried kidney beans (or small red beans), soaked in water overnight and drained
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1-2 smoked ham hocks
12-16 ounces linguica sausage, or smoked turkey sausage, cut in small pieces
3 large potatoes, chopped
4-6 carrots, chopped
1/2 head green cabbage, chopped
In large pot, place kidney beans, garlic, onion, Worcestershire sauce, ham hocks and cover with water, 2 or 3 inches. Simmer for approximately 2 hours. Pull ham hocks out and strip meat off bones, chop meat and return to pot. Add potatoes, carrots, and sausage. Simmer for two hours. Then add cabbage and simmer until cabbage becomes soft and part of the soup.
This is a soup that is better the next day, as it becomes nice and thick. It is wonderful served with cornbread or sweet bread.