Caldo Verde

This is the Portuguese National soup.

Ingredients
Procedure
For 4-6 people
1 chorizo sausage, casing removed
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup white onions, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 redskin potatoes, ˝" diced
8 cups chicken stock
2 cups Swiss chard, chiffonade
˝ cup garbonzo beans, rinsed
to taste salt and pepper

For the garnish
1 baguette
1 bulb whole garlic, roasted
1 tbsp parsley, Italian flat leaf, chopped
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
 

  1. Sauté sausage  in olive oil

  2. Add onions and garlic and sauté 

  3. Add potatoes and chicken stock.  Cook until potatoes are tender 

  4. Add Swiss chard andgarbonze beans Cook another 3-4 minutes 

  5. Add chorizo and cook another 3-4 minutes

  6. Season, garnish, and serve



For the garnish

  1. Slice baguette into ˝" thick pieces  

  2. Cut garlic bulb in half and squeeze out the cloves
     

  3. Spread the cloves onto the baguette  

  4. Float the baguette on top of the soup and garnish with the parsley  

  5. Drizzle the olive oil over the baguette and soup