Galician Stew (Caldo Gallego)

Galician Stew (Caldo Gallego) Ingredients

1 cup dried white beans	1/4 cup celery
3/4 lb Spanish chorizo (not the Mexican kind)	1 green pepper chopped
1 lb flank steak cubed	1/2 lb turnip greens without stems
small ham hock	3 quarts water
1 onion, chopped	2 potatoes, peeled and diced small
2 cloves of garlic crushed	salt and ground pepper
2 oz piece of salt pork

Instructions for Galician Stew (Caldo Gallego)

Preparation:

Place beans in pan and cover with water. Boil for about five minutes. Remove from heat and let stand in water overnight.
Drain the beans and place in a pan with 3 quarts of water. Add the cubed flank steaks, pork, hock, peppers and onions. Add 1 tsp of salt. Cover and bring to a boil, set heat to low, let simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Cut the chorizos in 1/2 inch slices and wash diced potatoes under running water.
Add the chorizo, potatoes and turnip greens to pot and let simmer for another 30 minutes. If necessary continue cooking until the beans are tender. Taste and adjust for salt and pepper.

Serve hot.

Main Ingredient: BeansCuisine: Spanish

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