*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                              PORTUGUESE GREEN SOUP

Recipe By     :ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE2223
Serving Size  :      Preparation Time :
Categories    :New Text Import

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/4  cup           olive oil, -- in all
       1  cup           chopped onion
       2  teaspoons     chopped garlic
       2  cups          Idaho potatoes, peeled and -- thinly sliced
       2  quarts        water
       6  ounces        chorizo sausage, -- thinly sliced
                        Salt and black pepper
       1  pound         kale, washed, trimmed of the thick stems -- thinly slic
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In a medium soup pot, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil, add onions and
garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until they turn glassy, don't let them
get brown. Add potatoes, and water. Cover and boil gently over medium heat
for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a skillet cook sausage until most of the fat
is rendered out. Drain and reserve. When the potatoes are tender mash them
with a potato masher right in the pot. Add sausage to the soup, and then
add the kale. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the remaining olive oil and season.
Ladle into bowls and serve.

Yield: 6- 8 servings

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