How to Make Caldo Verde com Chouriço (Portuguese Collard Green Soup)

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All Reviews for Caldo Verde (Portuguese Green Soup). Caldo verde is the official unofficial soup of Portugal. It's slurped through every region as well as in the Azores island.

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

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Caldo Verde com Chouriço (Portuguese Collard Green Soup):

1. Make ready 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
2. Take 1 chouriço,linguiça or Spanish chorizo sliced in 1/4 inch rounds
3. Take 1 large onion, diced
4. Prepare to taste Salt and white pepper,
5. Prepare 3 garlic cloves, minced
6. Make ready 6 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
7. Make ready 4 cups chicken stock AND 3 cups of water
8. Prepare 1 pound (medium bunch) collard greens or kale, sliced thin *****

A hearty staple that is often the frontrunner of any traditional Portuguese get together! Caldo verde literally means green soup. And you can see why just by looking at the pictures. Portugal has a long history of humble recipes that were created during the hard times of war So, caldo verde is basically a creamy potato soup with collard greens (couve manteiga), and Portuguese chorizo.

Instructions

Instructions 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

Caldo verde recipe, Portuguese Caldo Verde, Portuguese kale soup recipe, Portuguese green soup. Sometimes Caldo Verde is mistaken for another classic known as "Kale Soup" which is very popular in the New England. The Kale version uses cubed potatoes, chopped chourico, tomatoes. This delicious soup comes from the North-Western region of Portugal, Minho. Caldo Verde's rich flavour results from combining a strong green cabbage (collard greens) with potatoes and boiled chouriço.

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