Flavorful El Bierzo Vegetable Soup
Equipment
- knife
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 7 cups water
- ½ pound piece beef stew meat
- 1 ham bone or ham hock
- 2 ounces 1 link chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- Kosher or sea salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 cups trimmed well-washed, and coarsely chopped Swiss chard
- ½ pound tiny new potatoes whole if 1 1/2 inches or cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- ¼ pound fresh or frozen baby fava beans or lima beans
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare Broth: In a soup pot, bring the water to a boil over high heat.
- Add the beef, ham bone, chorizo, salt, and pepper.
- Return to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 1/4 hours or until the broth is flavorful and cooked through.
- Cook Vegetables: Add the Swiss chard, potatoes, beans, and olive oil.
- Cover and simmer for 45 minutes more or until the potatoes and beans are tender and the flavors are well blended.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Finish and Serve: Discard the beef and bone, retaining the chorizo in the soup.
- Serve hot.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Wine Advice:
Pair with a medium-bodied red wine such as a Mencía from the Bierzo region.Nutritional Information
Calories: 220 kcal | Carbohydrates: 20 g | Protein: 12 g | Fat: 10 g | Fiber: 4 g | Sugar: 2 g | Salt: 900 mg
