Portuguese Caldo Verde

Ingredients

• 500g potatoes, peeled and chunked
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 chouriço sausage, sliced
• 300g kale or collards, very finely shredded
• 1.2 litres stock
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Crusty bread to serve

Instructions

1. Brown the chouriço in olive oil; lift out.
2. Soften onion and garlic in the same oil.
3. Add potatoes and stock; simmer 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
4. Blend smooth.
5. Return chouriço; add kale.
6. Simmer 5 minutes — the kale should be just tender.
7. Drizzle generously with olive oil to serve.

Serving suggestions

• Crusty Portuguese cornbread is traditional.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 3 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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