Kale Soup

SUBMITTED BY: Scotty The Evil

"I merged the best of two family recipes, then fiddled a bit. Pretty easy. Very Spicy if you use hot Portuguese sausage. Both the sausage(chourico or linguica) and jarred peppers (Pimenta Moida) are available online if you don't have a Portuguese market in your town. I prefer linguica for flavoring soups because is has just a little more fat. If you are trying to limit the fat, stick with chourico."

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound Portuguese chourico, broken into large chunks
2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
5 Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed
2 pork chops
salt and pepper
3 tablespoons Pimenta Moida (Portuguese hot chopped peppers)
1 bunch kale - washed, dried, and shredded
1/2 head savoy cabbage, shredded

DIRECTIONS

In a large soup pot, cook onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until soft. Mix in choirico, beans, and potatoes, and then add pork chops to the pot. Season with salt and pepper, and add enough water to the pan to cover all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are tender.
Once potatoes are tender, taste soup, add Pimenta Moida and more salt and pepper. Stir in kale and cabbage, and increase heat to gently boil. Kale only needs about 5 minutes. You may add some water if the soup got too thick, I like this soup on the brothy side.

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Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2007 by Maureen MacK

Thank You, Scotty! It's easy to tell that you are a real New Bedford guy. This was wonderful.... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2006 by stickmodee

When I made this, my wife called it "resturant quality".I added spinach, and used red and... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2006 by SaraG

I make a variation of this soup, and it is delicious! I will try adding the kidney beans and... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2008 by rob

Tahhhhhhh bon! I'm not Portuguese, actually French-Canadian... but i grew up in New Bedford,... MORE

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Scotty The Evil

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA
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