I know everything is good when I enter my parents' house in Kalihi and get a wift of my dad's portuguese bean soup. This is the soup that I ate in gallons when I was breastfeeding Anna. According to Filipino custom, soup helps to increase milk production. I have tried recipes where you throw everything into the pot but my dad's recipe is a little more complicated.
I felt icky touching the ham hocks because they were not pleasant to look nor touch. Ham hocks are pig's feet! Yuck! Placed them in a large pot, seasoned with salt and pepper, filled to cover with water, and boiled over medium high heat for an hour. Took hocks out of pot and chopped meat off bone. Sauteed diced portuguese sausage, celery, carrots, onions and garlic in a pan and added it to the pot with a can of tomato sauce and kidney beans. Boiled for another 10 minutes and added cup of macaroni. Soup is done when macaroni is done.
My favorite soup that is more like a meal-hearty, chunky, and a little bit spicey!
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