Pork and Cilantro Soup

Pork and Cilantro Soup

This was a delicious surprise!  I always save all my pork broth (freeze it) when I roast a Boston butt or pork roast of any kind.  I also always save all the juices when I pre-bake country ribs in my roaster oven an hour that we plan to than smoke on the grill.  All that good juice just ends up in the pan and it makes WONDERFUL soups.  This one I created for our lunch today and it was incredibly delicious!  This would not be suitable for Atkins Induction unless you substitute diced yellow or calaba (Mexican zucchini) for the chickpeas.  Chickpeas, although carb-y, have little impact on blood glucose, so they are very healthy without negatively impacting those with insulin resistance like other legumes do.  This soup is well worth a try!  If you’re not a low-carber, I would double the chickpeas listed below.  😉

INGREDIENTS:

6 c. good, homemade pork broth

1 cup tap water

2 c. cooked pork meat, diced

3 Roma tomatoes, diced large

2 cloves minced garlic

1 cup chickpeas (I always use homemade, simply boiled in pure water, as they are lower in carbs than canned)

Dash chili powder

1/2 tsp. ground cumin

½-1 tsp. dried guajillo chiles, seeded and chopped coarsely (these are not hot)

¼ tsp. sea salt

1 c. (packed) cilantro, chopped coarsely

DIRECTIONS:  Add all ingredients but the cilantro to a soup pot and bring to a boil over high heat.  Lower heat to a simmer and cook for 20-minutes or until tomatoes are just softened.  Add cilantro and simmer 5-10 minutes longer.  Taste and adjust seasoning to your taste. Serve at once.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Makes 4 large bowls (about 1½ c. each).  Each bowl has:

295 calories

15.3 g  fat

13.87 g  carbs, 3.70 g  fiber, 10.17 g  NET CARBS  (less if you sub in squash for the chickpeas)

25 g  protein

427 mg sodium

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