Caldo Verde – Traditional Portuguese Soup with Chouriço

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock is fresher and more flavorful.

Fill a large pot with 3 L of water.

Add the potatoes, onion, and whole Portuguese sausage to the pot.

Season with salt.

Let everything cook for 40 minutes.

Remove the sausage from the pot.

Cut the sausage into slices.

Blend the potato mixture with a hand blender.

Add the chopped collard greens to the soup.

Let it cook for another 10 minutes.

Drizzle with olive oil.

Taste and adjust salt if necessary.

Serve in a soup bowl with sausage slices.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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