THE ELECTRIC KITCHEN

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A clean bean soup

"The Electric Kitchen" airing through the second half of March -- "Cooking with Mr. Clean" -- features David Hoffman of the Campbell Local Emergency Action Network.

It airs at 9:30 a.m. Sundays, 8:30 p.m. Mondays, 5 p.m. Tuesdays and 6 p.m. Thursdays on Oceanic Cable Channel 16. It also airs on Maui at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays on Calabash Channel 44 (52 in Lahaina) and on the Big Island at 5 p.m. Mondays and 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays on Na Leo o Hawaii Channel 2 in Hilo and 14 in Kona.

Here is one of Hoffman's recipes:

Portuguese Bean Soup

1 pound Portuguese sausage, sliced
1 smoked ham hock
6 cups water
2 cans (29 ounces total) chicken broth
2 cans (15-1/4 ounces) kidney or pinto beans, with liquid
2 to 3 potatoes, cubed
2 carrots, sliced
1 large onion, cut into chunks
1 can (29 ounces) tomato puree
Salt and pepper to taste

Fry sausage; drain. Add ham hock and water. Cover, bring to a boil, and cook 1 hour, or until ham hock is tender. Add remaining ingredients and cook 30 to 45 more minutes. Serves 6.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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