How To Make Portuguese Kale Soup
This Portuguese kale soup or also known as Caldo Verde is a traditional soup made with potatoes, chorizo sausage, and thinly sliced kale. It is a hearty meal you can make on cold days.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbPortuguese sausagecut off casing and cut into half-moons, or purchase ground
- 4cupschicken broth
- 2TbspEVOOfor sautéing
- 1yellow onionchopped
- 2clovesgarlicfresh minced
- 2 waxy potatoeschopped into 1 (2.54 cm) in cubes
- 1can light red kidney drained
- 1can navy beansdrained
- 2buncheskalestems removed and torn into smaller pieces
- 2bay leaves
- salt and pepperto taste
- 2bay leaves
Instructions
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In a large soup pot in olive oil, saute the sausage on medium heat until browning and fragrant. Set meat aside.
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In the same pot, refresh olive oil and add in onions and saute until translucent. Once cooked, add in garlic and add the sausage in to combine.
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Pour in 4 cups of chicken broth and add in potatoes.
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Add kidney beans, navy beans, and bay leaves. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
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Finally, add in shredded kale, cook down, and add water to create more broth if desired. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes until completely combined.
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Discard bay leaves.
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Serve with crusty bread and butter.
Nutrition
- Calories: 453.87kcal
- Fat: 26.23g
- Saturated Fat: 7.08g
- Trans Fat: 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.76g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.62g
- Carbohydrates: 32.32g
- Fiber: 7.38g
- Sugar: 5.88g
- Protein: 25.14g
- Cholesterol: 57.72mg
- Sodium: 1181.92mg
- Calcium: 165.28mg
- Potassium: 1017.84mg
- Iron: 3.98mg
- Vitamin A: 358.58µg
- Vitamin C: 83.33mg
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