Caldo Verde - Portuguese Kale Soup

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Caldo Verde - Portuguese Kale Soup could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 420 calories, 16g of protein, and 17g of fat each. For $4.54 per serving, this recipe covers 51% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up onion, carrots, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. 13 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is perfect for Autumn. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns an outstanding spoonacular score of 91%. Try Caldo Verde - Portuguese Kale Soup, Caldo Verde | Portuguese Kale Soup, and Portuguese Kale Soup (Caldo Verde) for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1/2 large onion chopped

3 carrots peeled and sliced

3 garlic cloves smashed

4 large yellow potatoes chopped

2 chorizo links with casings removed, halved and chopped

4 cups of chicken stock and 2 cups of water

1 bunch of kale julienned

cup or 6 of water and 2 packets of Chicken Boullion

crushed red pepper flakes

salt and pepper to taste

Equipment:

bowl

frying pan

pot

knife

wooden spoon

Cooking instruction summary:

Chop your onions, slice your carrots and smash your garlic. Set aside. Peel and chop the potatoes. Set aside in a bowl of cold water. Remove the casing from your chorizo. This is an important step. Chorizo casing is tough and unforgiving and will make the sausage link curl during the cooking process. Just remove it and don't worry about appearance. Cut the links length-wise then chop into half-moons. Sautee in a separate pan until the are nice and browned. Don't put into the pot until the last minute, otherwise the color of the chorizo will leach into the soup turning it a weird red color. Now it's time to prepare the kale. With each individual leaf, cut out the stem. You can do this several ways. Cut a triangle out of the leaf, or fold over the leaf and cut out the stem that way. Or rip off the halves of the leaves off the stem. I like a little bit of stem to give some crunch and texture. Tightly roll the leaf into a bundle. Run your knife over it to julienne the leaf into thin strips. Don't worry if it's not perfect. Set aside the kale. In a big pot, sautee your onions, carrots and garlic in a bit of olive oil. Once the vegetables start to soften, add the potatoes and some crushed red pepper flakes. Stir the pot and cook the potatoes until the outer edges start turning clear. Then add the 6 cups of water and 2 bouillion packets (or 4 cups of broth and 2 cups of water) to the pot. Bring to a boil then let simmer until the potatoes are cooked. With a wooden spoon, mash the potatoes against the side of the pot. Do this until almost all the chunks of potatoes are mashed. Leave some chunks behind. This will give your soup a wonderful hearty texture. Now it's time to add the Kale. It looks like a lot and will fill up your whole pot but not to worry because it wilts down pretty quickly. Cook for 5 minutes at a simmer then stir in chorizo sausage. Serve hot or at room temperature (the latter is my favorite). Eat with a nice crusty loaf of Portuguese bread. Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Chop your onions, slice your carrots and smash your garlic. Set aside.

2. Peel and chop the potatoes. Set aside in a bowl of cold water.

3. Remove the casing from your chorizo. This is an important step. Chorizo casing is tough and unforgiving and will make the sausage link curl during the cooking process. Just remove it and don't worry about appearance.

4. Cut the links length-wise then chop into half-moons.

5. Sautee in a separate pan until the are nice and browned. Don't put into the pot until the last minute, otherwise the color of the chorizo will leach into the soup turning it a weird red color.

6. Now it's time to prepare the kale. With each individual leaf, cut out the stem. You can do this several ways.

7. Cut a triangle out of the leaf, or fold over the leaf and cut out the stem that way. Or rip off the halves of the leaves off the stem. I like a little bit of stem to give some crunch and texture.

8. Tightly roll the leaf into a bundle.

9. Run your knife over it to julienne the leaf into thin strips.

10. Don't worry if it's not perfect. Set aside the kale.

11. In a big pot, sautee your onions, carrots and garlic in a bit of olive oil.

12. Once the vegetables start to soften, add the potatoes and some crushed red pepper flakes. Stir the pot and cook the potatoes until the outer edges start turning clear.

13. Then add the 6 cups of water and 2 bouillion packets (or 4 cups of broth and 2 cups of water) to the pot. Bring to a boil then let simmer until the potatoes are cooked.

14. With a wooden spoon, mash the potatoes against the side of the pot. Do this until almost all the chunks of potatoes are mashed. Leave some chunks behind. This will give your soup a wonderful hearty texture.

15. Now it's time to add the Kale. It looks like a lot and will fill up your whole pot but not to worry because it wilts down pretty quickly.

16. Cook for 5 minutes at a simmer then stir in chorizo sausage.

17. Serve hot or at room temperature (the latter is my favorite). Eat with a nice crusty loaf of Portuguese bread. Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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634 Calories
25g Protein
17g Total Fat
98g Carbs
63% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
634
32%

Fat
17g
27%

  Saturated Fat
6g
42%

Carbohydrates
98g
33%

  Sugar
27g
31%

Cholesterol
41mg
14%

Sodium
1366mg
59%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
25g
50%

Vitamin K
239µg
228%

Vitamin A
11313IU
226%

Manganese
2mg
134%

Vitamin C
94mg
115%

Copper
2mg
113%

Iron
14mg
81%

Vitamin B6
1mg
63%

Potassium
2184mg
62%

Vitamin B3
9mg
47%

Fiber
11g
46%

Vitamin B2
0.57mg
33%

Phosphorus
316mg
32%

Magnesium
125mg
31%

Folate
119µg
30%

Calcium
278mg
28%

Vitamin B1
0.35mg
23%

Selenium
14µg
21%

Zinc
2mg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Vitamin E
0.64mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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