Galician Soup (Caldo Gallego)

Submitted by CJAY8248

"Found on alleasyrecipes.com. Posting for ZWT8- Spain/Portugal."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 pot soup
• Serves: 2-4

ingredients

• 1 lb haricot beans
• 3 potatoes
• ham bone
• 1⁄2 ounce lard or 1/2 ounce dripping
• 1 -2 beef bone
• 1⁄2 ounce flour
• 1 small cabbage
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Soak the beans in water for some hours.
2. Put them in a saucepan with 2 qts. water and the bones; bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 3 hours.
3. After 2 hours add the finely shredded cabbage, the peeled and quartered potatoes and the fat and flour, mixed; season to taste and simmer for a further hour.