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Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup with Beans, Thickened with Bread) Recipe

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Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup with Beans, Thickened with Bread)
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups total mixed dried white beans (should include some chickpeas if you want to be authentic)
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 4-6 cloves garlic, minced
  • a drizzle of Spanish extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 t salt
  • For the soup:
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1-2 T Spanish extra virgin olive oil
  • salt to taste
  • 6 medium sized red potatoes, chopped (I never peel)
  • good quality stock to cover potatoes by an inch or two, around 6 cups
  • 1 lb spinach, stems removed, chopped
  • 3-4 hard boiled eggs, yolks removed and set aside, whites chopped
  • For the fried bread puree:
  • 8 thick slices French bread (not baguette)
  • 6-8 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
  • approximately 1/4 cup Spanish extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 t smoked Spanish paprika
  • 1 1/2 t ground cumin
  • pinch of hot pepper, such as cayenne
  • 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
  • Extra smoked paprika and vinegar for serving

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