Caldo Verde

Name: Caldo Verde
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 700 g potatoes; 1.2 liters chicken stock; 200 g chorizo or linguiça; 150 g kale; to taste salt and pepper

A simple Portuguese soup of blended potato broth, shredded kale, and smoky sausage.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min
Total: 40 min
Active: 15 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: portuguese

Servings4

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Ingredients

Steps

Heat the oil and cook the onion and garlic until soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the potatoes and stock, bring to a boil, then simmer until the potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes.
Blend the soup until smooth using a stick blender or a regular blender.
In a separate pan, brown the chorizo slices, then set aside.
Stir the kale into the soup and simmer 3-4 minutes until wilted.
Season, ladle into bowls, and top with the browned chorizo.

Food safety Cook chorizo until browned through.