Caldo Verde Portuguese Green Soup Recipes

CALDO VERDE (PORTUGUESE GREEN SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons olive oil for 3 minutes. Stir in potatoes and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes more. Pour in water, bring to a boil, and let boil gently for 20 minutes, until potatoes are mushy.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-low heat, cook sausage until it has released most of its fat, 10 minutes. Drain.
• Mash potatoes or puree the potato mixture with a blender or food processor. Stir the sausage, salt and pepper into the soup and return to medium heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Just before serving, stir kale into soup and simmer, 5 minutes, until kale is tender and jade green. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and serve at once.

CALDO VERDE (PORTUGUESE GREEN SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add the broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes or until potatoes are very soft. Using a potato masher or large spoon, slightly mash potatoes to thicken soup.
• Stir in the spinach, kielbasa, salt, and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes more until heated through.

PORTUGUESE GREEN SOUP (CALDO VERDE)

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.

CALDO VERDE

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and slice thinly, about 1/8" thick.
• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Then, add potatoes and brown.
• This will give the soup a deep color and rich potato taste.
• Add onions and red pepper flakes, and cook until onions turn soft.
• Stir in garlic, then add broth and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10–15 minutes until potatoes are done.
• Meanwhile, peel casing from pepperoni.
• Slice pepperoni into 1/4"-thick pieces.
• Heat skillet over medium heat and add slices.
• Render and lightly brown on both sides.
• Drain on paper towels.
• When potatoes are cooked, use a potato masher to mash the slices—but don’t cream them!
• Try to simply chunk them enough so the broth thickens.
• Now add the drained pepperoni.
• In batches, stack stemmed kale and slice into shreds.
• Add and cook 2–3 minutes.
• Season with salt.
• Just before serving, stir in lemon juice.
• Acid turns the kale army-green if added too early.