Best Portuguese Stone Soup Recipes

PORTUGUESE SOPAS

Steps:

• Place pot roast, onion, mint, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and bay leaves in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in enough water to cover the roast. Cook over medium heat until roast is tender, adding more water if needed, about 4 hours.
• Stir cabbage wedges into the pot. Simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.

EASY PORTUGUESE-STYLE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the first 20 ingredients in a 7-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 7-9 hours or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves and orange and lemon zest strips., Transfer 4 cups soup to a blender; cool slightly. Cover; process until smooth. Return to slow cooker; add green onions, cilantro and parsley. Heat through., Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary.

SOPA DA PEDRA - PORTUGUESE STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the beans in a bowl, cover them with water. Let them soak for at least two hours, but preferably overnight.
• Place a tall saucepan over medium to high heat. Once hot, add the olive oil, the cured sausages and bacon. Fry the meat on both sides until golden brown.
• Reduce the heat to medium low, add the onions, garlic and bay leaves to the cured meat fry. Gently cook it before adding the beans that should be rinsed and drained. Cover it with water.
• Bring it to a boil then reduce the heat to medium, let it simmer for around one hour and a half or until the beans cook through. The time that takes to cook the beans can vary according with how long you soak it for, and the quality of your beans.
• Remove the cured meat from the saucepan, cut it into thin slices.
• Peel and dice the potatoes before adding them to the beans. Add a little bit more water if necessary and let it simmer for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Combine the cured meat with the beans and potato soup base. Season it with salt, pepper and roughly chopped fresh cilantro. Serve it with a side of fresh crusty bread.

PORTUGUESE STONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat,; cook onions and leeks for 10 minutes, stirring often. Stir in potatoes, carrots, garlic and cabbage. Add broth, bay leaf, ham and chorizo and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove ham and chorizo; dice and return to pot. Add tomatoes and kidney beans, breaking up tomatoes with wooden spoon. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add macaroni; simmer until al dente, about 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in parsely and salt and pepper to taste.