Sopa de Pedra

Name: Sopa de Pedra
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 300g dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight; 200g pork belly or ribs; 100g chouriço, sliced; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 2 carrots, diced; 2 potatoes, cubed; 1 tsp paprika; bay leaves to season; coriander to serve

Ribatejo bean soup — a thick, hearty sopa with chouriço, pork belly, vegetables and herbs. Removing the pork partway through to shred it before returning it to the pot gives the soup tender, evenly distributed meat instead of one large, unwieldy chunk.

Total time

95 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

80 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Portuguese

Ingredients

300gdried red kidney beans, soaked overnight

200gpork belly or ribs

100gchouriço, sliced

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

2carrots, diced

2potatoes, cubed

1 tsppaprika

bay leavesto season

corianderto serve

Instructions

Simmer beans and pork in 2L water 45 minutes until nearly tender.

Add vegetables, chouriço, garlic and paprika. Simmer 30 more minutes.

Remove pork, shred meat and return.

Season. Serve with coriander and crusty bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

132

Protein

7.5g

Fat

0.6g

Carbs

25.4g

Fiber

6.6g

Sodium

25mg

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