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Emeril's New-Style Caldo Verde

Emeril Lagasse

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2001

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Portuguese Memories

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

  • Cook Time:

    1 hr 30 min

  • Level:

    Easy

  • Yield:

    4 to 6 servings

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Times:

Prep
20 min
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Cook
1 hr 30 min
Total:
1 hr 50 min
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped yellow onions
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 9 cups chicken stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 pound chorizo or linguica, sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 1/2 pound kale
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint
  • Salt and pepper
  • Crusty bread, as an accompaniment

Directions

In a large soup pot, heat olive oil and saute onion and garlic until vegetables are wilted, about 4 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken stock, and minced crushed red pepper. and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper, reduce heat to a simmer and cook, covered, until potatoes fall apart, about 1 hour. To speed up this process, the potatoes can be mashed with a potato masher.

While the soup is cooking, roll the kale leaves so that they may be inserted into a meat grinder or shredder fitted with a small die and finely grind the kale. Alternatively, they can be shredded in a food processor fitted with a shredder blade. Set aside.

When the soup is thick and the potatoes have broken up, whisk to break up the remaining potato pieces. Add the sausage and cook for 15 minutes. Stir in the shredded kale and simmer until the leaves are softened but still slightly crunchy and flavors have melded, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the parsley, cilantro, mint, and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

Serve with crusty bread.

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  • recipe Emeril's New-Style Caldo Verde
    Manuela Rahway, NJ 10-20-2008

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    Delicious caldo verde

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    It is very good!! The same taste as my mom's caldo verde recipe.
  • recipe Emeril's New-Style Caldo Verde
    JULIE San Mateo, CA 02-15-2008

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    My Portuguese Grandmother Would Be Proud

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This recipe brought back so many childhood memories. I wouldn't change a thing.
  • recipe Emeril's New-Style Caldo Verde
    Michelle Seattle, WA 12-10-2007

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    Spicy and good

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    I used Soyrizo instead of real chorizo and it is a great soup. I can tell that the real thing would be even better. I like... this recipe-chopping the kale finely in the food processor is a great idea! Kale can be so tough and can take forever to cook. This is a great way to get kale into your diet. Very spicy soup and I like that.Read more
  • recipe Emeril's New-Style Caldo Verde
    Anonymous 02-27-2007

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    excellent

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    excellent, hearty soup. be sure to use the spicy chorizo, it makes the soup appropriately spicy and gives it a nicer color.
  • recipe Emeril's New-Style Caldo Verde
    Diane Markham 05-11-2006

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    Was my Portuguese mother surprised !!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Let me just tell you, it turned out just like I remember it as a kid, well even as an adult.......it's tradionally a... Portuguese wedding soup. I had it at my wedding, and I have to say this recipe tasted better. Wish I had the energy to make it for my guests, but that's what we paid the caterer for. :)Read more
  • recipe Emeril's New-Style Caldo Verde
    Ken Troy, ID 02-15-2006

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    tasty treat

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    this was a great, easy soup to make. I used linquica and didn't have any kale, so I put in shredded cabbage; it worked out... great.Read more
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