Portuguese Bean Soup

Margaret's Favourite Stew. Feeds quite a large crowd.

Yield:
Serves 12
Category:
Soup
Cuisine:
Portuguese

INGREDIENTS:

  • ¾ lb pork sausage meat, casings removed
  • 1 smoked pork hock
  • 3 medium potatoes, diced
  • 2 medium onions, diced
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 medium carrots, diced
  • 1 large green pepper, diced
  • 3 400ml cans red kidney beans
  • 1 400ml can tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
  • 1 bay leaf

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Crumble the sausage meat into a frying pan. Sauté until browned over medium heat.
  2. Place all ingredients into a large stockpot. Cover with water, approximately 8 cups. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 3 hours.
  3. Remove pork hock from soup and discard bone and fat. Cut meat into bite-sized pieces and return to the soup pot. Reheat and serve.

Print