Portuguese Kale Soup

I'm Portuguese from MA/RI and I've been making this soup for over 35 yrs and this recipe is the closest to mine but it's still VERY different. In all my life I've never heard of putting tomatoes in this soup, or using chicken broth like most of these other recipes suggest. Every place I've ever eaten it made it the way I do. It should be more like a stew than a soup and it takes HOURS to cook and ideally should be slow cooked or crock potted and eaten the 2nd day to allow the flavor to mature. There are NO spices added other than salt and pepper to taste. I prefer Chourico over Linguica because it's so much more spicy and flavorful. Linguica is kind of bland in my opinion. My family has always made this soup w/chourico and beef. I'm going to post my recipe right after I finish this review.

For those of you who can't find Chourico and Linguica... I believe you can order it directly from Furtado's or Gaspar's. Anyone who lives in FL.... you can find Gaspar's at Publix. Sorry but there IS no substitute for Portuguese sausage because it's not really "sausage" which is made from ground meat. Chourico is made from chunks of meat and fat stuffed into a casing and is hard.... almost like salami. Spanish/Mexican Chorizo is NOT the same and tastes NOTHING like Chourico. Not even the same texture.

This is supposed to be a very simple, minimal ingredient soup/stew.

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Clear five stars - a wonderful, delicious soup! I didn't use linguica sausage because I couldn't get it, but it was great with a similar sausage. This definitely will be a keeper!
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Great soup. First time using the sausage and kale. It was a hit. Shared it with two other family households. The flavor was excellent. Added 1 lb of ground turkey with the sausage and onions. Also added mushrooms and chopped chipolote for more added spice. Didn't need to add salt. Loved that factor. Thanks for sharing.

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Excellent soup for using kale. All chopping was done by hand and soup was very easy to make. Thanks for sharing PaulaG!

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I've made this twice. First time I used hot polish and Italian sausage (is all I could find), Second I just sauteed chicken breast. Both times added half can of chipoltes along with sauce to spice it up, while using low or no salt added ingredients. It's great!!

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What a great recipe. We love it. This was also our 1st time using kale.

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Thanks so much for the fantastic recipe. This is a winter time staple in our home. We have had friends try it too and it's defintely a favorite.

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This soup is very delicious and very filling. I used 1lb of Italian turkey sausage and 1lb turkey kelbasa instead of the linguica. I used regular russet potatoes as that's what I had on hand. I don't care for overcooked cabbage or kale so I added those the last 15 minutes of cooking. I used 6 cups of homemade stock and the soup was nice, thick, and hearty. I will make this again and again. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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Simply delicious and authentic. I made it exactly as written, and was thrilled. I will be enjoying this many times in the future. Made for ZWT5.

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DH was totally thrilled with this soup! He ate three bowls and even asked to take some for lunch the next day. It took a bit to find the linguica, but I perservered and eventually found it in one of our stores. I used spanish onion and smoked spanish paprika. We served it with portuguese white bread. Made for Las Mistico Magicos Sirenas of ZWT 5.

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I have many a few versions of this soup. I like that fact that you get to add cabbage to this recipe. I really liked the cabbage addition. Thank You for another great Portuguese Kale Soup :)

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This is a beautiful soup. I used chorizo (the only sausage I had on hand) and omitted the red pepper and paprika - plenty of that in the sausage. Also, I had turnip greens and no kale. The turnip greens were young and fresh and they blended wonderfully with the cabbage. Thanks for posting!

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Had nothing but praise from friends and co-workers. Best Portuguese Soup they have ever tasted. I added some Beef Shanks cooking with it and added just a touch to the flavor. Thanks!

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I'm doing the low carb thing, so no bread or potatoes for me. I swapped black beans for red, chard instead of cabbage and chicken sausage instead of linguica. Yum!

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Wow! Another great version of this soup. I love the addition of the green cabbage and paprika. I can't wait to try this one too.

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I made this today for dinner. It has become cold and rainy in Buffalo and this soup was filling and comforting. I didn't add potatoes but used butternut squash instead. I also did not use broth (too much salt), I just used water. The spices from the chorizo and other spices made the soup tasty and spicy. Great soup that I plan to make over and over again!

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This is fantastic! We used it for our Once A Month Cooking group, and everyone loved it. It froze wonderfully, and made a bunch. Thank you.

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This is one of my favorate soups to make. I have made it now reguarly and it keeps getting easier and better each time. I use cherizo instead of linguia. I also omit the beans. I sometimes to cut corners I have used frozen kale which works fine. I also add more red pepper as it is cold here in New Hampshire.Its a really yummy and inexpensive meal. I serve it with crusty bread. It freezes ok (except for the pototoes. Thanks for the great recipe.

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Mm I love this soup. I didn't follow it exactly since I had lots of leftovers that I added to the soup. I had used some ground pork instead of the sausage, and black beans instead of kidney, which gave the soup a nice dark colour. I also threw in some rice near the end, and with the rice, potato, and beans, the soup had a really nice thick consistency. I also used some spicy salsa instead of tomatoes and it gave the soup a little kick, as well as some extra herbs. This soup is perfect for those cold winter nights, and very filling too!

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