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Fr. Robert Nixon – The Paradise of the Soul
Dr. Matthew Bunson – EWTN Doctors of the Church Series
Dawn Beutner – Too Small A World
Dr. John Bergsma – Love Basics for Catholics
Rita Heikenfeld – AboutEating.com
Gary Michuta – The Gospel Truth
Dr. Jeffrey Morrow – A Catholic Guide to the Old Testament
Danielle Bean – DanielleBean.com
Fr. Sebastian Walshe – Heart of the Gospel
Fr. John Gavin – Mysteries of the Lord’s Prayer
Rita’s Spanish Bean Soup
Ingredients
Now if you have a ham bone left over, you can add that, too, when you cook the beans. Just remove it before serving.
½ pound dry garbanzo beans (to use canned, see tip)
1 fresh chorizo sausage, cooked, cooled, thinly sliced
6-8 cups chicken broth
Left over ham – a couple cups or so, diced
1 nice onion, diced
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into small dice – Yukon gold are good
Pinch of saffron
½ t paprika
Salt, to taste
Instructions
DAY BEFORE COOKING: Soak garbanzos overnight with 1 T salt in sufficient water to cover beans. Next day proceed with cooking soup:
When ready to cook, drain the salted water off the beans and put the beans and ham bone in broth in a Dutch oven.
Bring to low boil then reduce heat and cook for 40 or so minutes on medium heat, until beans are done. Remove ham bone.
Meanwhile, saute onion in a bit of olive oil.
Add onion, ham, potatoes, saffron and paprika to pot. Cook until potatoes are done.
When potatoes are done, remove from heat and add chorizo.
Correct seasonings. (Friend Linda adds a couple big splashes of Worcestershire Sauce and some freshly grated black pepper.)
TIP: TO USE CANNED GARBANZOS, DRAIN BUT DON’T RINSE. USE 2 CANS GARBANZOS. You won’t need to cook the beans as long, about 20 minutes or so.
