Portuguese Bean Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 smoked lamb shanks or 2 ham hocks
• 1 portuguese sausage, sliced
• 8 cups water
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 large onion, cut in large chunks
• 2 large potatoes, cut in 1-inch cubes
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 small head of cabbage, chopped
• 1 cup uncooked macaroni

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil in a large pot. simmer ham and sausage for 2 hours. remove ham and cut into bite size pieces, then return to pot.
• 2 add potatoes, carrots, onions, spices and tomato sauce. continue simmering until carrots are cooked (about 15 minutes), then add beans and cabbage. simmer until cabbage is wilted.
• 3 ten minutes before serving, add macaroni and stir well, then simmer until macaroni is cooked.
• 4 this soup is easy to personalize to your own tastes, so feel free to add any other veggies (green beans are a favorite!) or ingredients you'd like.