Portuguese Greens Soup (caldo Verde)

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 cups chicken stock or 8 cups other chicken stock
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 6 ounces linguica sausage or 6 ounces chorizo sausage or 6 ounces other smoked sausage, thinly sliced
• 4 cups shredded fresh kale, chard or 4 cups collard greens, washed and dried
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 over medium heat in a large soup pot, heat olive oil. add onion and garlic cloves and cooked for about 5-10 minutes, or until tender, but not browned.
• 2 stir in the stock, potatoes, salt, and pepper.
• 3 bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until the potatoes are soft. this should take about 20 minutes. remove the pot from heat and lightly mash the potatoes with a potato masher.
• 4 in a medium skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil.
• 5 add the meat, stirring occasionally, and cook until browned.
• 6 add the meat to the pot. pour 1 cup of the soup into the skillet to remove the browned bits and return to the soup pot.
• 7 simmer 5 minutes, then stir in the greens.
• 8 simmer 5 more minutes and stir in lemon juice.
• 9 serve while hot.