PORTUGUESE GREEN SOUP (CALDO VERDE)

Portuguese Green Soup (Caldo Verde) image

Provided by Food Network

Time 50m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup olive oil, in all
1 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
2 cups Idaho potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
2 quarts water
6 ounces chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
Salt and black pepper
1 pound kale, washed, trimmed of the thick stems and thinly sliced

Steps:

In a medium soup pot, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil, add onions and garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until they turn glassy, don't let them get brown. Add potatoes and water. Cover and boil gently over medium heat for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a skillet cook sausage until most of the fat is rendered out. Drain and reserve. When the potatoes are tender mash them with a potato masher right in the pot. Add sausage to the soup, and then add the kale. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the remaining olive oil and season. Ladle into bowls and serve.