Caldo Gallego

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup dried great northern beans
• 8 cups water
• 1/2 lb chorizo sausage, sliced (italian sausage may be substituted)
• 1/4 lb salt lamb or 1/4 lb bacon, diced
• 2 turnips, peeled and sliced
• 1 medium red onion, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen turnip greens or 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 1 cup cabbage, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a 4 quart dutch oven combine beans and 4 cups of the water. bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. remove from heat. cover, and let stand for an hour. (or soak the beans in the water overnight in a covered pan). drain beans and rinse.
• 2 in the same dutch oven combine rinsed beans and remaining 4 cups of water. bring to a boil; reduce heat. cover and simmer 45 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, cook the sausage and salt lamb or bacon till brown. drain off the fat.
• 4 add the sausage, salt lamb or bacon, turnips, red onion, garlic, salt, and pepper to the beans. return to boiling; reduce heat. cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• 5 add the turnip greens or spinach and cabbage. return to a boil. reduce heat and simmer uncovered 10 minutes or more, until tender.