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Portuguese Caldo Verde - Soup with Potatoes, Kale, and Chorizo
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Portuguese Caldo Verde - Soup with Potatoes, Kale, and Chorizo

Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Servings: 8
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 chorizo removed from the casing & chopped (or 2 links of vegetarian chorizo removed from the casing, link
  • 1 onion diced, small
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 6 Yukon Gold potatoes diced with skin on, small
  • 2 cups kale chopped
  • salt to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked
  • black pepper to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked

Instructions

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  1. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Remove the chorizo from the casing and cook, making sure to crumble the sausage. Side Note: If you use a vegetarian substitute, remove it from the casing and chop it into small pieces.
  2. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until the onion is tender and the sausage is cooked. Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
  3. Add the chicken broth and potato chunks, and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
  4. Simmer for 20 minutes then add the kale. Simmer for another 10-15 minutes then taste and re-season if needed.
  5. Ladle into bowls and serve with crusty bread. Enjoy.