Frank DeLima's Portuguese Bean Soup

3.5 from 2 votes

Frank DeLima cooked two of his Mom's recipes on the set of Cooking Hawaiian Style: Malasadas and Portuguese Bean Soup. If you get a chance, try to catch his episode on OC16 - He is absolutely hilarious and destroys the set with laugher! You can watch Frank DeLima's episode for the next two weeks on http://OC16.tv - You will laugh!

Prep Time15 mins

Active Time3 hrs

Total Time3 hrs 15 mins

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Hawaiian, Portuguese

Keyword: Frank Delima, Portuguese, Bean, Soup, bean soups recipe, beans soup recipe vegetable, hawaiian bean soup, portuguese bean soup, cooking hawaiian style, malasadas, portuguese bean soup recipe, OC16, laughter

Calories: 3513kj

Author: As Seen On OC16

Materials

4 lbs. Ham Shanks (you can mix ham hocks and ham shanks if you want)
2 large mild Portuguese sausage
1 small bag of elbow macaroni
1 bag Taro Brand Just Enough diced onions
2 russet Potatoes
1 bunch celery
1 big bunch watercress
1 bag Taro Brand Just Enough Stew Cut carrots
1 bag small kidney beans
1 large head of cabbage
3 cloves minced garlic

Instructions

Put Ham Shanks/ham hocks, sliced onions and minced garlic in a large pot.
Fill pot with water up to 6 inches above hamhocks/shanks.
Bring to boil then simmer on medium heat util meat falls of the bone (4-5hrs).
Remove the skin and bones.
Put in dry small kidney beans and boil util beans are half cooked (about 1 hour).
Add all vegetables (stew size) and bring to boi,
l then turn fire off and let steep for 20 minutes.
Add cooked macaroni when time to serve soup. Keep mac separate or it will melt.

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