Portuguese Bean Soup II

This is a Hawaii favorite. Hearty and full of flavor.

Step: 1

In a large pot over low heat, combine sausage, ham hocks, onion and water. Cover and simmer 1 hour.

Step: 2

Remove ham hock from soup, remove meat, tear into small pieces, and return meat to pot. Stir in carrots, potatoes, cabbage and tomato sauce. Cover and continue cooking 60 to 90 minutes more.

Step: 3

Stir in beans and pasta, adding more water as needed, and cook until heated through and pasta is tender, 10 minutes.

Per Serving: 573 calories; protein 28.7g; carbohydrates 45g; fat 30.6g; cholesterol 73.8mg; sodium 1083.7mg.

The word “stew” can refer to 2 time a dish and a cooking method. Stewing makes slowly cooking chunks of meat, vegetables or beans in a tastefull water based . It’s same as to braising, instead it makes have a few notable differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into few of pieces but of being processing menu all of it , and the water based material completely covers the essential in a stew as different to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or vegetables are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a perception for being a rib-sticking meal that warms you up on a cold , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s cozy factor more than a way beyond protecting you from the cold . It’s all about those tender chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The more they come together make the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.