Caldo Gallego Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Caldo Gallego Recipe). During the winter months in Alaska, it is nice to sit down with family and enjoy a nice warm hearty meal. This is one that we crave. Serve it with a rich chewy Cuban bread.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Caldo Gallego Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion

minced

8 cloves garlic

minced

2 Spanish chorizo links

sliced

2 thick slices smoked ham

diced

or more to taste

3 potatoes

peeled and diced

2 turnips

peeled and diced

8 cups chicken stock

1 (15 ounce) can white cannellini beans

3 cups chopped turnip greens

Corn Tortilla Chips

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until translucent 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Stir chorizo and ham into onion mixture and cook until lightly browned 3 to 4 minutes. Mix potatoes and turnips into chorizo mixture; pour in chicken stock. Bring stock to a boil reduce heat to medium-low cover stockpot and simmer until potatoes and turnips are tender about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Increase heat to medium and stir cannellini beans and turnip greens into soup; cook until greens are desired tenderness at least 3 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Caldo Gallego Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 380

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.4g 39%

Carbohydrates: 29.4g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 5.6g 22%

Sugars: 3.5g

Fat: 20.6g 32%

Saturated Fat: 6.6g 33%

Cholesterol: 45.7mg 15%

Vitamin A Iu: 1570.2IU 31%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.6mg 59%

Vitamin B6: 0.7mg 44%

Vitamin C: 57.4mg 96%

Folate: 63.8mcg 16%

Calcium: 97.9mg 10%

Iron: 2.5mg 14%

Magnesium: 42.9mg 15%

Potassium: 753mg 21%

Sodium: 1743.1mg 70%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 57%

Calories From Fat: 185.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.