Caldo Gallego

8 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. smoked pork shank
  • 4 lb. potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 lb. fresh collard greens, shredded
  • 1 lb. navy beans
  • 1 lb. salt pork, diced
  • 1 gal. water
  • 1/4 lb. unto (a baconlike product, available in Latin supermarkets)
  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine the smoked pork, potatoes, collard greens, dry beans, salt pork and water in a large stock pot.
  2. 2
    Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours until beans are tender. Remove the pork shank from the pot and remove the meat from the bones.
  3. 3
    Dice the meat and return to the pot.
  4. 4
    Wash the unto to remove salt.
  5. 5
    Dice.
  6. 6
    Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet and fry the diced unto until it melts; remove any unto that does not melt and discard.

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