Portuguese Kale Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 diced turnip
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1 bunch kale, stemmed and roughly chopped
• 6 ounces chopped portuguese chourico or 6 ounces chorizo sausage
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 6 cups beef stock
• 1 cup kidney bean
• 6 ounces diced tomatoes
• 10 ounces diced potatoes

Recipe

• 1 in a large stock pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. add the garlic, onions, turnips and carrots and cook for 5 minutes. add the kale, chourico, bay leaves, parsley and thyme and mix well. add the beef stock, beans and tomatoes. bring the soup to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring salted water to a boil and add the diced potatoes. cook until tender, about 10 minutes. drain the potatoes and add them to the soup.
• 3 remove the bay leaves and serve hot.