Caldo Verde
by Tavolino
A comforting traditional Portuguese soup made with a creamy base of boiled potatoes and finished with slices of calabresa sausage and fresh collard greens.
Ingredients
- Medium potatoes 4 units
- Chicken bouillon 1 cube
- Oil 1 tablespoon
- Salt 1 tablespoon
- Water 5 cups
- Collard greens 1 cup
- Smoked calabresa sausage 1 unit
Preparation
- 1
Peel the 4 medium potatoes and cut them into smaller pieces.
- 2
Place the 4 medium potatoes, 5 cups of water, and 1 chicken bouillon cube in a pressure cooker.
- 3
Cook under pressure for 10 minutes.
- 4
Carefully release the pressure from the pot and open it.
- 5
Transfer the contents to a blender and blend until you have a smooth cream.
- 6
In a separate pot, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.
- 7
Add 1 smoked calabresa sausage cut into slices and fry until lightly browned.
- 8
Pour the potato cream from the blender into the pot with the sausage.
- 9
Add 1 level tablespoon of salt and mix well.
- 10
Add 1 cup of collard greens cut into strips to the broth.
- 11
Cook for 5 minutes over medium heat for the greens to wilt.
- 12
Serve the soup hot.