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Caldo Verde with Sausage
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Caldo Verde with Sausage

9 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

583
Calories
34g
Protein
28g
Fat
51g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 6 potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 quarts cold water
  • 1/2 lb. of linguica sausage, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pound kale, rinsed and thin cut or julienne

Directions

1

In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons olive oil for 3 or 4 minutes. Stir in potatoes and cook, stirring constantly, 3 or 4 minutes more.

2

Pour in water, bring to a boil, and let boil gently for 20 minutes, until potatoes are real mushy.

3

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-low heat, cook sausage until it has release most of its fat, 10 minutes.

4

Drain. Mash potatoes or puree.

5

Add the sausage, salt and pepper into the soup and return to medium heat.

6

Cover and simmer 5 minutes.

7

Just before serving, stir kale into soup and simmer, until kale is tender and jade green.

8

Stir in the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and serve at once.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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