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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb Medium sized white beans
2 1/2 qt Water
1/2 lb Salt pork,cubed
1 ea Meaty ham bone or smoked
-pork hock
6 sm White potatoes, peeled and
-diced
1 bn Collards, mustard greens or
-spinach
4 ea Spanish sausages [chorizos]
Salt if needed
-----PREPARATION-----
1 ea Rinse beans, cover with 6
-cups of water in a large
Kettle, soak overnight.
2 ea When ready to cook , add
-additional 1 quart water
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the salt pork and ham bone
3 ea Bring to a boil. Cover,
-reduce heat and simmer
about 2 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. 4. Add
potatoes and collards or mustard greens [If using
spinach add later with the chorizos]. Simmer 20
minutes. 5. Cut chorizos in 1-inch pieces. Add to
beans and cook 10 min longer. Taste and add salt if
necessary [ I doubt it]. If too salty, add additional
water. 6. Remove ham bone. Cut off meat and return
meat to stew. Serve in soup bowls. Caldo Gallego
