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Spanish Bean Soup Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 lb. dry garbanzo beans
2 qt. water
1 T. salt
1 ham bone
1 beef bone
1/4 lb. salt pork, cut in thin strips
1 onion, finely chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and quartered
1/2 t. paprika
Pinch of saffron
1 chorizo (Spanish sausage), sliced in thin rounds
Directions:
Directions:
Soak garbanzos overnight with 1 tablespoon salt in water to cover beans. Drain. Place beans in 4-quart soup kettle; add 2 quarts of water, the ham and beef bones. Cook 45 minutes over low heat, skimming foam from the top. Fry salt pork slowly in a skillet. Add chopped onion and sauté lightly. Add to beans along with potatoes, paprika and saffron. Add salt to taste. When potatoes are tender, remove from heat and add chorizo. For a thicker soup, stew it longer.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is so delicious and filling. This recipe came from the original Columbia Restaurant in Tampa, FL, which is the oldest restaurant in Florida, started in 1905, by a Cuban immigrant.

 

 

 

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