Caldo Verde (Portuguese Green Broth)
Kale (or spinach), Linguiça and Potatoes come together to make this staple from Portugal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp butter
- ¼ lb linguiça or chouriço or andouille thinly sliced or remove from casing and crumble
- ¼ cup boiling water
- ½ medium onion thinly sliced
- 1 medium potato peeled and thinly sliced
- ¾ cup chicken broth I use a chicken bouillon cube in water
- 6 oz kale or spinach or collards
Instructions
- Place linguiça into pot with butter and water into pot on medium-high, bring to a boil, turn heat down to medium and cook until water and grease evaporate and sausage is cooked through. Drain on paper towels and leave remaining grease in place
- Turn stove to medium-high, to the pot add onion and soften slightly
- Add potato, broth, bring to boil, cover and simmer till tender, about 25 minutes
- While this is cooking, remove stems from your chosen greens and cut into thin, short shredded ribbons and set aside
- When potato is done, take immersion blender to pot (or pour into blender, ninja, whatever) and mix till smooth (put back in pot if removed to blend)
- Add greens and cook on low about 3 minutes till wilted but still bright green
- Add linguiça back to pan and cook through
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