Portuguese Bean Soup Recipe

A recipe for Portuguese Bean Soup. See also more Recipes from Hawaii, about Hawaii Dining and our Hawaii Travel Guide.

The Hawaiian food of today is a mix of foods introduced by the many different ethnic groups who settled in Hawaii at different times. Portuguese food is very common in Hawaii, including this ham, kidney bean, and vegetable soup.

Ingredients

- 2 pound Portuguese sausage, cut into 1/4-ince pieces
- 1 pound ham hock
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 quarts water
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 1 small cabbage, chopped
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 can (8oz) tomato sauce
- 2 can (15 oz size) red kidney beans, including liquid

Instructions

Put sausage, ham hock, and onion into a large sauce pot, add water. Cover and cook on low heat for 1 hour. Remove meat from ham hock. Put meat back into soup and add carrots, potatoes, cabbage,celery, and tomato sauce. Cover and continue cooking for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in beans, including liquid, and cook a few more minutes, adding more water if necessary. Serves 12

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