Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Portuguese Bean Soup
- Prep time
- 1 hour PT1H
- Cook time
- 1½–2 hours PT2H
- Yield
- About 4 quarts
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 1 ham hock
- 2 quarts water
- 1 pound linguica (Portuguese sausage)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 Russet potatoes, cut into 12 wedges each
- 1 head cabbage, quartered
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) stewed tomatoes
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans
- 2 tablespoons kosher or sea salt
Preparation
Cover a ham hock with 2 quarts water in large pot and let simmer until meat on hock can be pulled off easily. Remove hock and pull meat.
Return meat to water. Add other ingredients and cook on low heat for 1½–2 hours. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Techniques used in this recipe:
- simmer (I)
- simmer (I): to maintain the temperature of a liquid just below boiling.
Pair with
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Brown Ale
Brown ales favor a maltier character over hops, and are usually slightly sweet on the palate. Average alcohol by volume: 4.0-7.0%
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Märzen
Märzen beers are usually deep copper in color, have a full body with lots of toasty notes. Average alcohol by volume: 4.0-7.0%
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Pilsner
One of the most popular styles of lager beers, Pilsners are very light in color and brewed using noble hops such as Saaz and Hallertauer. Average alcohol by volume: 4.0-5.5%
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Mourvedre
Mourvedre is one of the four important grapes of Chåteauneuf-du-Pape. It is also a major blending grape in other Rhone, Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon wines. When in Spain, listen carefully - you may hear it called Monastrell.
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Trebbiano
Trebbiano - or Ugni Blanc in France - produces a more neutral wine than any other grape. In Italy, it is part of the blend that creates Soave, as well as other wines.
