Caldo Verde From Lhj Recipe

Caldo Verde From Lhj Recipe

Ingredients:
oil, olive, salad or cooking
onions, raw
spices, garlic powder
water, bottled, generic
potatoes, raw, skin
kale, raw
kielbasa, polish, turkey and beef, smoked
salt, table
spices, pepper, black

Directions:
1.
Heat oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven.
Add in onions and garlic; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, till softened, about 5 min.
Add in chicken broth, 4 c. water and potatoes; cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer till potatoes are tender, 20 min.
Add in kale and simmer, uncovered, 10 min.
2.
Meanwhile, cook sausage with 2 c. boiling water in small saucepan 5 min.
Drain and cold slightly.
Remove sausage from casings and chop.
3.
Transfer 2 c. potato mix to food processor and puree till smooth.
Return puree to remaining soup; add in sausage, salt and pepper.
Simmer 5 min.
Prep Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 45 min Degree of Difficulty: Easy Low-calorie
NOTES : Thursday, December 04, 1997 10:55 AM This classic "green soup" from Portugal features fresh kale, potatoes, and a spicy linguica sausage.
Chorizo or possibly kielbasa sausage make fine substitutes.