Caldo Verde com Chouriço (Portuguese Collard Green Soup)

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have caldo verde com chouriço (portuguese collard green soup) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Caldo Verde com Chouriço (Portuguese Collard Green Soup):
  1. Take 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
  2. Prepare 1 chouriço,linguiça or Spanish chorizo sliced in 1⁄4 inch rounds
  3. Make ready 1 large onion, diced
  4. Get to taste Salt and white pepper,
  5. Prepare 3 garlic cloves, minced
  6. Make ready 6 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
  7. Prepare 4 cups chicken stock AND 3 cups of water
  8. Make ready 1 pound (medium bunch) collard greens or kale, sliced thin *****

It originated in northern Portugal, but nowadays it is a national favorite. Some people even say it's the national dish but I disagree! That's why most traditional recipes are so simple and use ingredients like potatoes, carrots, cabbage, collard greens, etc. Really inexpensive food that was easily found in the most rural areas of the country.

Steps to make Caldo Verde com Chouriço (Portuguese Collard Green Soup):
  1. In a large pot, add your olive oil and brown the chouriço on medium heat. Allow the fat from the sausage to really come out as this helps flavour the soup. Once done, remove chouriço with slotted spoon and set aside
  2. Add the onions and cook until translucent, then add your garlic. Stir to combine
  3. Add your raw potatoes to the pot, stir then add your water and chicken broth. Bring everything to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer until the potatoes are fork tender
  4. Using a wand blender, puree the soup to a smooth consistency. You want it mostly smooth but a few SMALL potato pieces are fine.
  5. Season with salt and pepper to your taste. Add your collard greens (or kale) and your choiriço back to the pot and bring back up to just a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 3-5 min
  6. Serve with bread if desired
  7. ** note: remember to remove the stem from your greens

That's why most traditional recipes are so simple and use ingredients like potatoes, carrots, cabbage, collard greens, etc. Really inexpensive food that was easily found in the most rural areas of the country. So, caldo verde is basically a creamy potato soup with collard greens (couve manteiga), and Portuguese chorizo. Caldo Verde com Chouriço (Portuguese Collard Green Soup). All Reviews for Caldo Verde (Portuguese Green Soup).

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