Galician Soup (caldo Gallego)

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb haricot beans
• 3 potatoes
• ham bone
• 1/2 ounce lard or 1/2 ounce dripping
• 1 -2 beef bone
• 1/2 ounce flour
• 1 small cabbage
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak the beans in water for some hours.
• 2 put them in a saucepan with 2 qts. water and the bones; bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 3 hours.
• 3 after 2 hours add the finely shredded cabbage, the peeled and quartered potatoes and the fat and flour, mixed; season to taste and simmer for a further hour.