Cape Verde: Caldo Verde. This amazing dish from Cape Verde called Caldo verde is a Portuguese Kale soup. The flavors are awesome with the linguica and chourico sausages and the texture with the onions, potatoes and kale was perfect. This is a very flavorful soup that will now be added to my favorites.

Cape Verde (/ ˈ v ɜːr d (i)/ ()) or Cabo Verde (/ ˌ k ɑː b oʊ ˈ v ɜːr d eɪ / (), / ˌ k æ b-/) (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pronounced [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean. I also live in MA, mostly Cape Cod, but have spent lots of my life in Fall River, New Bedford. Gave up trying to make this soup after failing with just veg (bland), then faux chourizo (yuck, chemically tasting). You can cook Cape Verde: Caldo Verde using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cape Verde: Caldo Verde

It's 2 of onions.
It's 2 cloves of garlic.
You need 6-8 of potatoes, peeled and chopped.
It's 1 of chorizo sausage.
It's 1 pint of chicken or veg stock.
It's 1 bag of curly leaf kale.
You need of Salt and pepper.

Caldo Verde is a Portuguese soup made with potatoes, collard greens, sliced chouriço or linguiça (smoked Portuguese sausage) and olive oil. It originated in northern Portugal, but nowadays it is a national favorite. Add olive oil to the skillet and heat oil over medium heat; stir in onions. Caldo verde, a potato and kale soup from northern Portugal, is one of those dishes that seem custom-made for lazy rainy days, when you want something hearty and comforting but don't feel like putting in a ton of effort.

Cape Verde: Caldo Verde step by step

Start by peeling and chopping all your veg..
Heat some oil in a large pan or casserole dish..
Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft (about 5 mins).
Pour in the chicken stock and add the potatoes with a good grind of salt and pepper..
Bring to the boil and then simmer for about 20mins.
Meanwhile, chop the chorizo and fry it in a frying pan. You won't need to add any oil as the chorizo will do that itself..
Once the potatoes are soft, give them a gentle mash with a masher but don't make mashed potato, just crushed a little..
Add the chorizo to the soup and bring to the boil again..
Squeeze the lemon or lime then add the kale. You might need to add a little more water in which case bring to the boil again. Cook until the kale looks a nice bright green..

Cape Verde is known for their morabeza or hospitality. Often this hospitality extends far behind a warm smile and greeting. Cape Verdeans are eager to share with you their culture, history, and most of all their delicious food. I lived on the Cape Verdean island of Santo Antão for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. Cape Verde is also popular for its spider crabs and bufio, a "rubbery"+ shellfish that's a regular on most plates.