Free Recipe Spanish Garbanzo and Spinach Soup

Recipe Type: V Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Spanish Garbanzo and Spinach Soup Recipe

1 lb Garbanzo beans – rinsed and
Drained
8 c Water
2 tb Olive oil
1 lg Onion – finely chopped
1 Stalk celery – thinly
Sliced
2 Cloves garlic – minced
2 c Pork shoulder – cut in 1/2
Strips
1 Bay leaf
1 sm Dried red chili pepper –
Crushed
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1 lb Tomatoes, canned – chopped
10 oz Fresh spinach
1 Eggs, hard-boiled – sieve
Pressed
Salt

Spanish Garbanzo and Spinach Soup Preparation

1. Place beans in a large bowl, add the water, and let stand overnight. (Or, if you prefer, bring beans and water to a boil in a 4-quart kettle, boil briskly for 2 minutes then remove from heat and let stand covered, for 1 hour.) 2. Heat oil in a 5 1/2- to 6-quart kettle or Dutch oven. In it cook onion, celery, garlic, and pork or ham strips until vegetables are soft. Add beans and their liquid, bay leaf, red pepper, and thyme. Bring to a boil, cover reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. Add tomatoes and their liquid. Continue cooking until beans are tender, about 2 hours longer. 3. Meanwhile, rinse and drain spinach well, remove and discard stems and chop leaves coarsely. Stir spinach into soup and continue cooking, uncovered, about 5 minutes. Salt to taste. Serve in broad, shallow bowls, sprinkled with sieved hard boiled egg. Recipe By : the California Culinary Academy

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Recipe Serves: 6

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