Portuguese Kale Soup Recipe
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Portuguese Kale Soup

By: John J. Pacheco 
"The best Portuguese soup made by my mother, Christina L. Pacheco"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (40)

Cook Time:
1 Hr 30 Min
Ready In:
8 Hrs

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound dried white pea beans
  • 1/2 pound chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
  • 1 pound beef soup bones
  • 1 quart water
  • 1 medium head cabbage, chopped
  • 2 bunches kale - rinsed, dried and chopped
  • 5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 quart hot water or as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Soak beans in twice their volume of water 8 hours or overnight.
  2. In a large pot, place drained beans, chorizo, soup bones and 1 quart water (or more as needed to cover). Cook over medium heat until beans are just beginning to be tender, 1 hour.
  3. Stir in cabbage, kale, potatoes and enough hot water to cover. Cook until potatoes are tender, 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 302 | Total Fat: 9.4g | Cholesterol: 20mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2010 by Anabela   view full review
Im 100% Portuguese, born in Azores, Portugal, this recipe needed help. This is what I did to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2007 by rayza1   view full review
This is a good recipe and if you're from R.I. or SE Mass then you know all about Portugese...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2003 by LINDA MCLEAN   view full review
John, your mom certainly knew what she was doing because my family and I agreed that this was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2003 by Shelley W   view full review
This is very tasty! I used hot Portuguese Linguisa sausage, red cabbage, yellow potatoes,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2006 by DKBECK   view full review
I've never had kale but got a whole lot from a local farm, so I turned to allrecipes to figure...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2003 by Beverly   view full review
This recipe has got to be the best! Only reason I did not give 5 stars to the kid friendly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2005 by craigr   view full review
good soup! i also add 1-2 cans of peas smashed. stew beef 1lb. hand full of ditalini macaroni...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2003 by AKAGERAH   view full review
Delicious simple soup. I used some hot smoked Hungarian sausage in place of chorizo. I also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2003 by Angie   view full review
This was good, but way too spicy for me (because of the meat). I didn't have any bones so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2005 by TOYMOMMY   view full review
I didn't follow the recipe to the letter, for instance, I added some diced carrots, onion,...

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