Recipe - Caldo Verde From Lhj

2 tablespoon Olive oil
2 cup Chopped onions
2 teaspoon Minced garlic
3 One half cup Chicken stock; or 2 cans
ckicken broth
Water
3 pound Potatoes; peeled and thinly
cut or sliced up
1 pound Kale; large stems removed,
shredded
4 ounce Linguica; chorizo, or
kielbasa sausage, pierced
with a fork
1 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Freshly ground pepper

1. Heat oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven. Add onions and garlic;
cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add
chicken broth, 4 cups water and potatoes; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce
heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 20 minutes. Add kale and simmer,
uncovered, 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, cook sausage with 2 cups boiling water in small saucepan 5
minutes. Drain and cool slightly. Remove sausage from casings and chop.

3. Transfer 2 cups potato mixture to food processor and puree until smooth.
Return puree to remaining soup; add sausage, salt and pepper. Simmer 5
minutes.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Degree of Difficulty: Easy
Lowcalorie

(C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved

Busted by Barb, Possum Kingdom Lake

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 kielbasa sausage make fine substitutes.

Recipe by: LHJ ONLINE http://www.lhj.com

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #977 by "abprice@wf.net" abprice@wf.net on
Jan 1, 1998