# Caldo Verde

A comforting, warm, and flavorful Portuguese classic soup made with a creamy base of potatoes and crispy chouriço sausage.

- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole onion
- 3-4 clove garlic
- 4-5 whole large potato
- bunch spring or collard greens
- whole portuguese sausage (chouriço)
- cup chicken stock
- salt (optional)

## Instructions

1. Dice one onion and 3-4 cloves of garlic.
2. Peel and dice 4-5 large potatoes.
3. Shave the spring or collard greens into thin strips after washing and removing the roots.
4. Slice the Portuguese sausage thinly.
5. Render the fat out of the sausage in a pot until crispy, then remove most of the sausage pieces and set aside.
6. Sauté the onion and garlic in the remaining sausage fat.
7. Add the diced potatoes to the pot and mix with the aromatics.
8. Add chicken stock, cover, and boil until the potatoes are completely soft.
9. Blend the soup into a smooth consistency using an immersion blender.
10. Add the greens and let them cook until soft.
11. Stir in most of the reserved crispy sausage.
12. Serve the soup topped with the remaining crispy sausage.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- vegetable peeler
- pot
- spatula
- immersion blender
- ladle
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDuk5P7f/
- Creator: thechefziad
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0e309ccf-7c7c-4b81-8921-ea94d37bdee5
- Extracted: 2026-08-22

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