Description
Caldo Verde is a traditional Portuguese soup featuring hearty kale, flavorful chorizo sausage, and tender potatoes in a savory broth. This comforting dish is perfect for warming up on a chilly evening.
Ingredients
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For the soup:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb chorizo sausage links (or Portuguese sausage)
- 1 large yellow onion (finely chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 medium russet potatoes (peeled and shredded)
- 6 cups chicken broth (bone broth preferred)
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 bunch kale (stems removed, thinly julienned)
- Red pepper flakes (to taste)
Instructions
- Brown sausages. Heat a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and heat until shimmering. Brown the sausage links on both sides, then set aside.
- Saute onion. In the same pot, saute the onion and garlic until soft.
- Simmer potatoes. Add the potatoes and broth, simmer until potatoes are soft.
- Simmer kale. Add kale and cook until soft.
- Return sausages. Slice sausages and return them to the pot to cook through.
- Season and serve. Adjust seasoning, garnish with red pepper flakes, and serve hot.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Portuguese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1270mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 17g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Caldo Verde, Portuguese soup, kale and chorizo soup, traditional soup recipe
