Wax Bean Soup, Portimão Style

Ingredients:
Serves 4

  • 400 grs of wax beans ;
  • 1 dl of olive oil ;
  • 50 grs of onions ;
  • 200 grs of potatoes ;
  • 200 grs of sweet potatoes ;
  • 100 grs of pumpkin ;
  • 1 bunch of parsley ;
  • salt to taste ;
  • water

Preparation:

Select the beans and soak them in cold water for 12 hours before cooking.
Cook the beans in a deep pan with water.
Peel and wash the onions and add them to the beans. Add the olive oil and parsley and season with salt.
Peel and wash the potatoes. Cut them up into small quarters. Peel and wash the pumpkin, and then cut into pieces.
Add everything to the pan when the beans are almost cooked.
Continue to boil until the cooking is concluded. Correct the salt seasoning.

Hint: The soup should be slightly thick.


source:
Algarve Tourist Region

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