Best Portuguese Sausage and Bean Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

    • 2 pounds (2 to 3 hocks) smoked ham hocks
    • 1 tablespoon mild vegetable oil
    • 3/4 pound Portuguese chouriço, sliced or crumbled
    • 1 large (10 oz) sweet onion, diced
    • 1 large (3 1/2 oz) carrot, sliced
    • 3 stalks (4 oz) celery, diced
    • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
    • 1 large (13 oz) baking potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch (25-mm) cubes
    • One (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
    • One (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
    • One (15.5-ounce) kidney beans, undrained
    • 3/4 cup elbow macaroni
    • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal (or 3/4 teaspoon Morton) kosher salt, plus more if needed
    • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more if needed
  • 1 teaspoon store-bought or homemade pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 medium head green cabbage, cored and chopped, or 1 bunch kale, trimmed and chopped
  • Tabasco sauce or piri-piri sauce, for serving
  • Portuguese sweet rolls, for serving

Ingredients

    • 2 pounds (2 to 3 hocks) smoked ham hocks
    • 1 tablespoon mild vegetable oil
    • 3/4 pound Portuguese chouriço, sliced or crumbled
    • 1 large (10 oz) sweet onion, diced
    • 1 large (3 1/2 oz) carrot, sliced
    • 3 stalks (4 oz) celery, diced
    • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
    • 1 large (13 oz) baking potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch (25-mm) cubes
    • One (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
    • One (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
    • One (15.5-ounce) kidney beans, undrained
    • 3/4 cup elbow macaroni
    • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal (or 3/4 teaspoon Morton) kosher salt, plus more if needed
    • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more if needed
  • 1 teaspoon store-bought or homemade pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 medium head green cabbage, cored and chopped, or 1 bunch kale, trimmed and chopped
  • Tabasco sauce or piri-piri sauce, for serving
  • Portuguese sweet rolls, for serving

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