Best Cuban Green Soup Recipes

CALDO GALLEGO

Caldo Gallego image

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.

Provided by JMCCURTAIN

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380 calories, Carbohydrate 29.4 g, Cholesterol 45.7 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 19.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 1743.1 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

CALDO GALLEGO ESTILO CUBANO - GALICIAN SOUP CUBAN STYLE

Caldo Gallego Estilo Cubano - Galician Soup Cuban Style image

Loosley based on various recipes I found on the internet but it is with Jesus Tarifa's, our chef here at the home, help and guidance that brought the recipe to post. It brings back a lot of fond memories but when it was made in our home in Cuba it was made with bacon and chorizos only! It is a robust soup that is hearty and delicious! It is a whole meal and is wonderful! It hails from Spain but the Cubans adopted it as their own, as they have with many of their recipes. Here, we have made it with collard greens but it can be made with Swiss chard, kale, or even spinach. These beans do better if soaked overnight.

Provided by Manami

Categories Collard Greens

Time 3h20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 cup dry white bean (Cannelli beans or Great Northern beans, pre-soaked overnight in just enough water to cover, to tende)
2 quarts chicken broth or 2 quarts water
2 chorizo sausages, casing removed & sliced on an angle (sausage available at Latin grocery stores)
1/2 lb extra lean cured ham, chopped (thick-cut 1/2-inch from deli counter)
3 pieces pork fat (optional) or 3 slices thick slab bacon
ham hock (optional)
1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 tablespoon pure Spanish olive oil
1/4 cup chopped turnip
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup chopped collard greens (stems removed and cleaned well)
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
sazon con azafran seasoning, to taste
sazon completo seasoning, to taste

Steps:

Place all ingredients; the beans with their soaking liquid, the chorizo, ham, pork fat or bacon, ham hock (if using), onion, garlic, green peppers, tomato sauce, olive oil, in a 6-quart pot, cover with broth and water.
Cover the pot and simmer slowly for 30 minutes. Add seasonings and simmer for about 1-1/2-2 more hours, until the beans are almost tender.
Skim the froth and scum that comes to the top.
Season to taste.
Add the potatoes, turnips and collard greens, and simmer 15 minutes longer, until all vegetables are soft.
Season with salt, pepper, and Sazon Completo & Sazon con Azafran to taste.
Serve in deep soup bowls with a side of white fluffy rice (a necessity for Cubans), with sliced avocados, and tomatoes, with a vinaigrette dressing, a warm loaf of Cuban (pan de flauta) bread or French baguette or even with a Focaccia.
Buen provecho!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 324.1, Fat 11.1, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 17.6, Sodium 1322.9, Carbohydrate 38.6, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 3, Protein 18.9