Easy Portuguese Kale Soup Recipe

Easy Portuguese Kale Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 lg. onions, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 c. minced celery
• 4 qts. water
• 1 c. dry red wine
• 1 (35 oz.) can whole tomatoes, chopped, with juice
• 2 bay leaves
• salt and pepper.
• 4 lg. potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 1/2 lbs. linguica
• 1 1/2 lbs. kielbasa
• 1 1/2 lbs. fresh kale, chopped OR 2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped kale
• grated Romano cheese.

Method

1. Saute onions for 10 minutes in 4 tablespoons oil in large kettle
2. When tender, add remaining oil and saute garlic, carrots, and celery
3. Saute for 10 minutes more, stirring often
4. Add water, wine, tomatoes, bay leaves and salt and pepper
5. Simmer soup, uncovered, for 2 hours
6. Add the potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes
7. Cut up sausages and add to soup; stir in kale (if using frozen, thaw and drain it first)
8. Simmer 1 hour more
9. If soup is too thick, add more water
10. Serve hot, sprinkled with grated cheese
11. For richer, flavor, use half beef broth and half water
12. Makes 3 gallons

Full List of Portuguese Recipes
Full List of Soup Recipes