Today our recipe of the day is for a very traditional Azorean Portuguese soup, Sopa do Espirito Santo. This soup is typically served during any festival and utilizes many simple ingredients used in all of Portuguese cuisine to make a delicious hearty dish which I and many of my Portuguese compatriots enjoy dearly. This delicious soup is quite simple to make so go ahead and try it out and let us know what you think!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 kilos OssoBucco
1 kilo Pork
1 large onion
Salt
3-4 cloves garlic
1 chicken
20 cups water
Hard bread

Directions:
1) Wash the meat and joint the chicken.
2) In a large saucepan heat the water to near boiling point, then add the meat, whole garlic cloves, the onion and salt to taste.
3) Cook until the meat is tender.
4) In a large soup tureen , place the sliced bread and pour the soup over it.
5) The meat is served separately with boiled potatoes,carrots and rice.
Note: In Faial, this soup is traditionally served with vegetables, whereas in Terceira it is a meat dishonly.