February is Heart month WEAR RED!!Does any like some of the recipes on the PTC?? Her's one I clicked thru and then found another with the same name:
https://www.afamilyfeast.com/portuguese-kale-soup/ Caldo Verde or kale soup I
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped onions
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 pound chourico or linguica, removed from casings and broken up
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
8 cups chopped fresh kale (see note above)
1 quart vegetable stock
1 quart beef or chicken stock
2 quarts water
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon gravy color such as Kitchen Bouquet
½ cup chopped Italian parsley, optional
¼ cup chopped fresh mint, optional
4 cups large cut up green cabbage
3 cups peeled red skinned potatoes cut into ½ inch cubes
1 15-ounce can small red or kidney beans rinsed and drained
INSTRUCTIONS
In a heavy bottomed pot or Dutch oven, sauté onions in oil over medium high heat for
three minutes. Add garlic and sauté for one minute. Add chourico and sauté for two minutes.
Reduce to medium and add tomato paste and kale and sauté for five minutes, stirring
frequently so it does not stick or burn. Add stock, water, salt, pepper, bay, gravy color, optional parsley and optional mint and bring to a boil. Reduce to a fast simmer and cook for five minutes.
Add cabbage and potatoes and continue to cook until tender, 5-10 minutes.
Add drained beans, bring to hot, adjust seasonings and serve with crusty bread.
Caldo Verde or Kale, Sausage potato soup II
Ingredients
1 lb Bob Evans Zesty Hot Roll Sausage
2 tablespoons butter
1 small red onion, finely chopped
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 pkg. Bob Evans Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 bunch of kale, washed with stems removed and coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add the pork sausage and crumble and cook until
no longer pink. Drain the pork and set aside.
In a stock pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the onions and cook until
translucent and soft, about 3 minutes. Pour in broth, cover the pot and allow the mixture to
simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the mashed potatoes, simmer an additional 10 minutes. Puree the soup with an
immersion blender until smooth(or add a to a blender, covering the top with a towel to
allow steam to escape). Add the sausage to the soup along with the heavy cream, bring soup to a simmer. Stir in
the kale, cover and turn off the heat. Allow the soup to sit for 8 minutes so that the kale
wilts slightly. Season soup with salt and pepper to taste.