Cape Verde: Caldo Verde

Cape Verde: Caldo Verde.

You can cook Cape Verde: Caldo Verde using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cape Verde: Caldo Verde

1. It's 2 of onions.
2. You need 2 cloves of garlic.
3. You need 6-8 of potatoes, peeled and chopped.
4. Prepare 1 of chorizo sausage.
5. Prepare 1 pint of chicken or veg stock.
6. You need 1 bag of curly leaf kale.
7. Prepare of Salt and pepper.

Cape Verde: Caldo Verde instructions

1. Start by peeling and chopping all your veg..
2. Heat some oil in a large pan or casserole dish..
3. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft (about 5 mins).
4. Pour in the chicken stock and add the potatoes with a good grind of salt and pepper..
5. Bring to the boil and then simmer for about 20mins.
6. Meanwhile, chop the chorizo and fry it in a frying pan. You won't need to add any oil as the chorizo will do that itself..
7. Once the potatoes are soft, give them a gentle mash with a masher but don't make mashed potato, just crushed a little..
8. Add the chorizo to the soup and bring to the boil again..
9. Squeeze the lemon or lime then add the kale. You might need to add a little more water in which case bring to the boil again. Cook until the kale looks a nice bright green..