My Mom's Spanish bean soup

Source : In A Huge Pot Add 10 Cups Of Water Bring To Boil Add Your Meats Cover Cook Till Done Take The Meat Out Take The Meat Off The Bone Then Chop All Of ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : February 27, 2026

Step:

  1. In a huge pot add 10 cups of water. Bring to boil.

  2. Add your meats. Cover cook till done. Take the meat out. Take the meat off the bone. Then chop all of meat into bite sized pieces.

  3. Add all the meat back into the soup. Here is an option chop the onions and add into soup, or leave whole if some doesn't like to eat onions. Add last 2 cups of water.

  4. Add garlic and saffron. Stir well. While it boils, peel the potatoes chop into cubes. Add into pot along with the chickpeas.

  5. Cook till potatoes are fork tender over low heat. Serve with Cuban bread, hope you enjoy!

    My Mom's Spanish bean soup recipe step 5 photo
  6. This soup can be frozen. Just add water to thin out when you defrost it


Ingredients

  1. 5 lb potatoes
  2. 1 gallon chickpeas
  3. 1 tbsp saffron threads
  4. 1 large hambone
  5. 1/2 lb ham
  6. 1 1/4 lb beef chuck steak
  7. 1/4 lb salt pork
  8. 12 cup water
  9. 3/4 lb Spanish chorizo sausage the one from Spain
  10. 2 large onions
  11. salt
  12. 1/3 cup minced garlic, the mild quarter cup strong garlic

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