Galician Pork and Bean Stew with Greens Recipe - Mother Earth Living

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried white beans, such as cannellini or great Northern beans, picked over and rinsed well
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 yellow onion, peeled chopped
• 1 smoked ham hock, about 1 pound
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 cups water
• 8 ounces Spanish chorizo, sliced into rounds 1⁄4 inch thick
• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1-inch cubes
• 1 pound turnips, peeled and chopped into 1⁄2-inch cubes, greens reserved
• Finely ground sea salt
• Olive oil, for drizzling (optional)