My grandmother (from Fall River Massachusettes) taught me to make this soup just before I went to college. I tweaked it a little, but not much. This is portuguese soul food. It cures all ills, especially the rainy cabin fever I get here in Seattle each winter. Note: 12.02.07 I stopped eating meat, but still love to make this soup. Vegetarians... use "Soyrizo" instead of Chourice.
Provided by Kendra PeloJoaquin
Categories Apple
Time 2h20m
Yield 1 huge pot of soup
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Dump the potatoes in a big old stock pot with the garlic, the wine and about a gallon of water or stock, about a tbs of salt, a few dashes of hot sauce, the two apple halves and the bay leaves.
- Heat on medium with a lid.
- While the potatoes soften, simmer the chourico in a smallish sauce pan.
- Add a little olive oil if it's really lean sausage.
- Cover it and simmer on low (you want to save all the savory, spicey yumminess to stay right there in the pan!) When the potatoes are good and soft, mash them.
- (I take the apples out-- they should be floating -- for a sweeter soup, leave them in, but take the peels off.) I mash them right there in the stock pot, but some people like to strain them out, smash'em and then put them back inches.
- Whatever you do,*don't* dump out all of the wonderful broth the potatoes have created for you.
- Don't smash them entirely if you like a nice chunky soup.
- When the chourico is all cooked (I tell by the consistency.) put the onions in the pan and put the lid back on.
- Turn off the heat, and let the onions start to wilt in the pan.
- Let the potato broth simmer without a lid for about 1/2 hour.
- Taste it.
- Adjust salt/pepper.
- Take out the Bay Leaves Add the Kale, the Chourico/Onion mixture, the thyme, turmeric (about 1 tsp each), the tomatoes and the beans.
- Let it simmer with the lid off for about 1/2 hour.
- Taste it, adjust it.
- Add the juice of about the 1/4 of the lemon.
- Continue to simmer and taste for about 1 hour or so adjusting lemon, spices, salt, and hot sauce.
- Serve with some crusty bread, and parmesean cheese to put on top.
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Abinas Tamang
[email protected]This is the best kale soup I've ever had! The flavors are amazing and the kale is cooked perfectly.
Msholozi Zuma
[email protected]This soup was delicious! I will definitely be making it again.
Afiz Sway
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of kale, but I really enjoyed this soup! The kale was cooked perfectly and the broth was very flavorful.
Miku Iko
[email protected]This soup is so hearty and flavorful! I will definitely be making it again.
Unknown Brain FF
[email protected]I made this soup last night and it was a hit with my family! Everyone loved the flavor and the kale was cooked perfectly.
Swapan Devnath
[email protected]This soup was delicious! The kale was tender and the broth was flavorful. I also liked the addition of the sausage, which added a nice smoky flavor.
Md Rakebul
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of kale, but I really enjoyed this soup! The kale was cooked perfectly and the broth was very flavorful. I also liked the addition of the sausage, which added a nice depth of flavor.
Joey Sams
[email protected]This was a great soup! The kale was tender and the broth was flavorful. I also liked the addition of the sausage, which added a nice smoky flavor. I would definitely recommend this soup to others.
Usman Gull
[email protected]This soup is so hearty and flavorful! The kale was tender and the broth was rich and savory. I also loved the addition of the sausage, which added a nice depth of flavor. I will definitely be making this soup again soon.
Suweydo Cabdi
[email protected]I made this soup last night and it was a hit with my family! Everyone loved the flavor and the kale was cooked perfectly. I also appreciated that the recipe was easy to follow and didn't require a lot of ingredients.
Santhi Vijayasundara
[email protected]This soup was absolutely delicious! The flavors were so rich and complex, and the kale was perfectly tender. I also loved the addition of the veggie sausage, which added a nice smoky flavor. I will definitely be making this soup again and again.