Portuguese Green Soup

* Exported from MasterCook II *

PORTUGUESE GREEN SOUP

Recipe By :ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE2223
Serving Size : Preparation Time :
Categories :New Text Import

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup olive oil, -- in all
1 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
2 cups Idaho potatoes, peeled and -- thinly sliced
2 quarts water
6 ounces chorizo sausage, -- thinly sliced
Salt and black pepper
1 pound kale, washed, trimmed of the thick stems -- thinly slic
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In a medium soup pot, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil, add onions and
garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until they turn glassy, don't let them
get brown. Add potatoes, and water. Cover and boil gently over medium heat
for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a skillet cook sausage until most of the fat
is rendered out. Drain and reserve. When the potatoes are tender mash them
with a potato masher right in the pot. Add sausage to the soup, and then
add the kale. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the remaining olive oil and season.
Ladle into bowls and serve.

Yield: 6- 8 servings

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