Recipe of Ultimate Caldo Verde com Chouriço (Portuguese Collard Green Soup)

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Caldo verde—one of Portugal's most recognizable dishes—is a simple potato soup, enlivened with vibrant slivers of collard greens and slices of spicy chouriço. Shredded greens and a few slices of spicy, Portuguese-style chouriço lend flavor and depth to this traditional soup. Caldo verde—one of Portugal's most recognizable dishes—is a simple potato soup, enlivened with vibrant slivers of collard greens and slices of spicy chouriço. The simple recipe, from author Katherine Greenwald's childhood nanny, makes for an easy and soul-soothing weeknight supper.

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

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

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

It originated in northern Portugal, but nowadays it is a national favorite. Some people even say it's the national dish but I disagree! Caldo verde literally means green soup. And you can see why just by looking at the pictures.

Steps 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 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. 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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