A bowl of savory soup made of garbanzo beans, chorizo sausage, potato pieces and bay leaves surrounded by a green salad with avocados and cherry tomatoes and a glass of red wine
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Vigo Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 3.5 ounces chorzo (Spanish sausage), sliced**
  • 1 cup diced ham**
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Alessi Garlic Puree
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
  • 6 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
  • 1 ham hock**
  • 5 small potatoes, diced
  • 2 29oz cans garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3-4 bay leaves
  • pinch of Vigo Saffron
  • 1 package Vigo Flavoring & Coloring
  • fresh ground Vigo Sea Salt and Black Peppercorns, to taste
  • hot sauce (optional)

Directions

In a large stock pot, sauté chorizo and ham in heated olive oil about 2 minutes.  Add onions, garlic, and green pepper and sauté another 2 minutes or until onions are translucent. Add broth and ham hock and boil for 10 – 15 minutes.  Add potatoes, beans, bay leaves, saffron and flavoring packet and simmer for 20 minutes (or until potatoes are fork tender) adjusting soup’s thickness by adding additional broth or water.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with hot sauce and serve with hot crusty bread.

** can be vegetarian by omitting these items