Navy Bean Soup Cuban Style
Yield
1 batchPrep
8 hrsCook
2 hrsReady
11 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
navy beans
dried or 3 cans great northern beans |
|
| 2 ½ | quarts |
water
|
*
|
| 2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| 4 | Cloves |
garlic
finely chopped |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
oregano
|
|
| 2 | ounces |
salt pork
rind removed, cut in small pieces |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
green bell peppers
cut in strips |
|
| 8 | ounces |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 1 | medium |
potatoes
peeled and cut in chunks |
|
| 1ea | Butternut |
winter squash
seeds removed and cut in chunks |
*
|
| ½ | pound |
smoked ham
boneless, diced |
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
navy beans
dried or 3 cans great northern beans |
|
| 2.5 | quarts |
water
|
*
|
| 2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| 4 | Cloves |
garlic
finely chopped |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
oregano
|
|
| 57.8 | ml/g |
salt pork
rind removed, cut in small pieces |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
green bell peppers
cut in strips |
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 1 | medium |
potatoes
peeled and cut in chunks |
|
|
winter squash
seeds removed and cut in chunks |
*
|
||
| 226.8 | g |
smoked ham
boneless, diced |
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
Directions
Rinse dried navy beans in cold water, pick over to remove foreign particles, and soak covered in water overnight. Drain beans and place them in a large saucepan with 2½ quarts water, bay leaves, and salt pork. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until tender, 1 to 2½ hours, adding water if necessary. (If using canned beans, the above step is unnecessary, since beans are already cooked.)
In a medium-size skillet, heat olive oil and sauté onion, green pepper, garlic, oregano, ham, and tomato sauce for 10 minutes. In a separate saucepan, boil squash chunks for 5 minutes. Remove from water, adding same water to tomato mixture. Peel squash. When beans are tender, add tomato mixture, potato, salt, pepper, and squash. Continue cooking another 30 minutes. Remove salt pork and discard. Serve in soup bowls.
