Portuguese Caldo Verde Soup

8 servings

60 minutes

Caldo Verde is a hearty Portuguese soup with cabbage and mashed potatoes. The main ingredient is spicy chorizo pork sausage. Caldo Verde's flavor is similar to our pea soup: it has a rather viscous texture , and the chorizo adds a smoky flavor.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 271.4
• Proteins: 9.9g
• Fats: 15.2g
• Carbohydrates: 25.4g

Ingredients

• Olive oil: 50 ml
• Onion: 500 g
• Carrot: 1 pc
• Potato: 500 g
• Chorizo: 170 g
• Kale: 600 g
• Garlic: 1 clove
• Red wine vinegar: to taste
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. Chop the onion coarsely and the garlic finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 500 g
   • Garlic: 1 clove

3. Chop the potato and carrot randomly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Potato: 500 g
   • Carrot: 1 piece

4. Heat olive oil in a pot.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 50 ml

5. Fry the chopped onion and garlic clove until soft.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 500 g
   • Garlic: 1 clove

6. Add the chopped potatoes and carrots.

   Required ingredients:

   • Potato: 500 g
   • Carrot: 1 piece

7. Add half of the chopped chorizo.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chorizo: 170 g

8. Pour everything with two liters of water, bring to a boil, and cook until the vegetables are soft for 20-30 minutes.

9. Blend the soup with an immersion blender, season with salt and pepper.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

10. Add thinly sliced kale and cook on low heat until the kale is ready - about 5 minutes.

    Required ingredients:

    • Kale: 600 g

11. Season the soup with vinegar and salt to taste, add pepper.

    Required ingredients:

    • Red wine vinegar:  to taste
    • Salt:  to taste
    • Ground black pepper:  to taste

12. Serve the soup in a deep bowl with pieces of chorizo.

    Required ingredients:

    • Chorizo: 170 g