Jota (Bean and pickled turnips soup)
Ingredients:
200 g (7 oz) kidney beans, soaked overnight
500 g (17 1/2 oz) potatoes, peeled and cubed
500 g (17 1/2 oz) pickled turnips
150 g (5 1/3 oz) dry cured bacon
1 onion
50 g (1 2/3 oz) flour
2 garlic cloves
bay leaf
tomato paste
salt, pepper
Cook the beans, potatoes and turnips separately. Chop the bacon and fry it together with onions, add flour, fry some more, pour water and cook until smooth. Add beans, turnips and potatoes (do not drain), season with crushed garlic, bay leaf and tomato paste. Add salt and pepper to taste and boil well.
