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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009
Very good soup, but I changed it up a little bit. I peeled and diced 5 small/medium potatoes and simmered them in 2 1/2 cups water for 10 min. While they were simmering, I sauteed the diced onion and 4 cloves garlic in the olive oil in my soup pot. I poured the potatoes with their water into the soup pot with the onion/garlic, added 1 quart high quality chicken broth and one package sliced aidell's andouille sausage (do not add salt, the sausage is salty enough). Added fresh cracked black pepper with my pepper grinder. Simmered 5 minutes, then added the kale and simmered 5 more minutes. I like a thicker broth so I sprinkled some instant potato flakes in there. You could also mash some of the potatoes in the soup. Didn't blend it as we like it chunky and don't have kids to complain about the green stuff LOL.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.29 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009
This soup turned out OK. I left it overnight to let the flavors combine but there really isn't much complexity to the flavor of this soup. I did use hot linguica but it doesn't add very much to the flavor of the soup. I was a little disappointed.
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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009
Definitely not my grandmothers Caldo Verde. She took that recipe to the grave. But, this recipe was pretty good. I substituted two cans of chicken broth and two cans of water. Fortunately, I used my aunts homemade linguica which is out of this world. She will probably take that recipe to the grave too.
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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009
By itself the soups is somewhat plain. I added about 3/4 lb of goat cheese and used hot Italian sausage to give it more flavor. Definitely will make it again this winter.
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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2009
I took a little bit of advice from a few of the reviews. I used sauted onions garlic and yukon gold potatoes boiled in 32 oz. chicken broth and 32oz of water. I wilted the kale in broth skimmed off the potatoes and browned slices of Alfrescos sun dried tomato chicken sauage. I pureed the potatoes, kale and broth in a blender and added the sausage. My texture challenged hubby loved it.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.29 star rating.
Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2009
I think this is an excellent, easy recipe. I made several changes: 1) I used chicken broth(instead of water) made from "better than bouillon" concentrate, 2) I used red chard, and 3) I boiled the (yokon gold)potatoes first, then sliced and added them to the already cooked onion and garlic. I used a large onion and 2 cloves of garlic. and 4) I used a lean,Niman Ranch ham instead of the linguica. I pureed the potatoes, garlic and onions after cooking 6-7 minutes, then added the ham, and cooked 5-6 minutes. I steamed the chard and had it as a side dish, to allow family members to add if desired. This was YUMMY!
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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2009
I set my expectations too high on this, even though I should have known it wouldn't be very flavorful due to the small list of ingredients. Even after adding more garlic, tbl. of smoked Spanish paprika and red pepper flakes it still was pretty bland. Once on the table, and everyone added extra salt it tasted much better. I think it's just one of those soups that requires a lot of salt. Using chicken broth next broth would surely alleviate that problem. Otherwise, it was a nice, sturdy and filling dish that was enjoyed with a warm loaf of bread.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.29 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2008
This was OUTSTANDING...I loved it and so did the whole family. It was rich, hearty, and healthy. I have made it twice now and it is my new favorite! A side note, I used my boat motor/hand-held mixer to whirl up the kale even smaller because of the kids so the soup was even greener which was fun! I used Silva Sausage for the linguinca! TOTAL 5 STARS! Thank you!
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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2008
I have made this many times now and I use 2 cans of coconut milk and reduce the water by about 4 cups. It doesn't have to be exact. And I make Diana's Hawaiian Bread Rolls from this site. This makes it out of this WORLD!
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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2008
Delicious!! Made it exactly as written and it was devoured!! Thanks for the recipe =)
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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2008
Yum! Simple and quick recipe. HIGHLY recommend searching for that Portuguese Linguisa, Chorizo tends to fall apart and doesn't taste as good. If you have a Sams Club or Costco thats where I found it. I find kale to be much better softer, so leave it in for 10-15 minutes. I grew up with it being pretty soft. Also, I added more water to serve more. Overall great recipe, enjoyed it!
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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2008
I used radish leaves instead of kale, slice canned potatoes instead of fresh and 1 qt organic beef broth with 1 qt organic vegetable broth. I had some left over sweet sausage (organic) and this was icredibly delicious!
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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2008
Very easy, very good, and a nice way to serve some nutricious winter greens. Thanks!
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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007
I did not have good results with this, though I really was looking forward to trying it, we ate it, but I won't be making it again. :(
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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2007
I love Caldo Verde. I have found that chorizo is best, but any garlic seasoned smoked pork sausage will do, and if you can't find nice kale, collard greens work well too! It took a few trys to get this recipe just right for me, but it was well worth the effort getting the right combination of kale, chorizo and potatoes.
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Reviewed: May 30, 2007
This recipe is delicious! I prepared all of the ingredients the night before (except for the kale) and put everything in my slow cooker. The next day when I came home from work the following day I turned the slow cooker on high for about 20 minutes and put the fresh kale in. It was nice to come home to a hearty meal all ready to go.
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Reviewed: May 25, 2007
I substituted low fat smoked beef sausage and replaced the water with chicken broth. Everyone loved it.
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Reviewed: May 11, 2007
My husband is from Portugal and we all just love this soup. I add a little more salt and use Portugese sausage.
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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2007
This was really good soup. It tasted better the next day. I used Italian sausage because it's all I had.
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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2007
I loved this reciepe!! It was so good and very easy to make, however the only thing I changed was instead of boiling the potatoes in water I used 3 cans of chicken broth, one can of the low sodium low salt and then 2 cups of water, it seemed to give the soup more rich flavor and good color. Very good soup I will continue to make this for years!!
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