Caldo Gallego (Galecian Broth)

  4.6 – 16 reviews  

Easy to prepare and bake cheesecake with labneh that rivals those you can get from supermarkets. For a nicer presentation, you might choose to keep a few strawberries raw.

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  2. 1 medium onion, minced
  3. 8 cloves garlic, minced
  4. 2 Spanish chorizo links, sliced
  5. 2 thick slices smoked ham, diced, or more to taste
  6. 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
  7. 2 medium turnips, peeled and diced
  8. 8 cups chicken stock
  9. 1 (15 ounce) can white cannellini beans
  10. 3 cups chopped turnip greens

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Stir in chorizo and ham; cook and stir until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add potatoes and turnips, then pour in stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until potatoes and turnips are tender, about 20 minutes.
  3. Increase the heat to medium and stir in beans and greens; cook until greens are tender, at least 3 minutes.
  4. You can use smoked sausage (such as Polish kielbasa) instead of chorizo; kale, chard, or any dark leafy green (besides spinach) instead of turnip greens; and a ham hock instead of smoked ham.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 380 kcal
Carbohydrate 29 g
Cholesterol 46 mg
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Protein 19 g
Saturated Fat 7 g
Sodium 1743 mg
Sugars 4 g
Fat 21 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Alexandra Butler
I use cabbage and add chicken thighs to make it a stick to Your bones meal . I cook day before and leave about 20 minutes of reduction time to Next day to leave house smelling inviting and cozy. I also add garlic toast slices on bottom of bowl. Yummy Que aproveche!
John Graves
This was a really good soup. I wish the recipe gave weights of ingredients, because I had a huge turnip and small sausages, so I was just guessing on the proportions. But, whatever I ended up using for those quantities had a really nice flavor.
Gilbert Owens
Pretty good. Needed to use up some turnips and greens.
Rebecca Wilson
Very yummy! I will definitely be making this again!!!
Carla Torres
Added extra vegetables this is hearty soup
Debbie George
Very tasty. Will be making this again. I used 1/2 the garlic . Next time I’ll go all in.
Joshua Fowler
This was amazing. I used ham hocks instead of sliced ham. Very very good.
James Bell
Not sure where “this dish from Cuba” came from as the name states it’s from Galicia Spain and it’s like their version of a cassoulette. It is delicious on a cold winter night! Make sure you use Spanish Chorizo and NOT Mexican chorizo and the original recipe calls for smoked ham hocks and Spanish Chorizo not ham and polish sausage.
Tyler Watson
Absolutely delicious. I didn’t find turnip greens at the market and I substituted kale. We just came back from Spain and it will now be my version for my friends here at home.
David Sharp
Loved this but thought it didn’t need all the meats or garlic.
Randy Chase
My grandmother along with my mother and I have made this stew style soup for many years. it is from Spain and not Cuba. Of course is made there along with all other Spanish speaking countries as it is a Spaniard recipe. we use Kale and no Turnips. but every family is different. we also make it with chicken to get fresh chicken stock along with bacon
Samantha Brown
Just the thing for a snowy cold day. Yummy and easy.
Kayla George
Everyone loved it!!! I used more turnips and greens than it says and changed the sausage, only cause that’s what I had on hand. This is now one of our favorites!
Katherine Delgado
Very similar to one I ate in Spain. Added paprika and black pepper. Will save and make again.
Scott Bennett
We made this to use up some turnip greens we had. The changes we made were that we added a couple more potatoes because although we had turnip greens, we didn’t have any turnips on hand. We also added bit of chopped bell pepper and just a handful of shredded carrots we had leftover from other recipes. Other than that, we followed the recipe and the family said it was delicious.
Karen Briggs
This recipe is pretty good but it isn’t truly authentic. Try using broccoli Rabe for s little bitterness that’s nice.

 

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