Portuguese Kale Soup

[omly]

• ~0.75 lb beef bones with a little meat and fat on them
  
• 1 tbsp olive oil
  
• 0.75 lb chorizo/chouriso sausage
  
• 1 large onion, chopped
  
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
  
• 0.5 tsp crushed red pepper
  
• 0.5 tsp dried thyme OR 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  
• 2 bay leaves
  
• 19 oz can of dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed\
  
• 3 cups potato, chopped
  
• 0.5 c fresh italian parsley, chopped
  
• 4 cups of kale (curly, tuscan, russian, or a mixture)

1. Saute bones, onion, crushed red pepper, and thyme in olive oil until golden brown. Add chopped sausage and garlic and cook until aromatic. Be careful that the sausage doesn't burn because it has a lot of paprika in it and ends to. Cover with water, add bay leaves and beans, and boil 30 minutes.
   
2. Add potato and parley and let simmer for another 25 minutes until potatoes are almost done. I like to use fingerlings, but any less starchy, more waxy will do. Fish out the bones and skim the top of the pot if necessary. Salt and pepper to taste.

Comments

[mindslv.livejournal.com]

My goodness that sounds delish. I'll have to try this recipe.

[omly.livejournal.com]

My future brother in law's family is portuguese and he really missed this soup. (My sister can not stand the smell of cooking kale.) So I sent this down to him this afternoon.

[heartbreakangel.livejournal.com]

Hrm. Looks like something to potentially attempt cooking at some point. Dad bought a package of linguica this week, so if that settles well with us, I don't see why I couldn't make this soup.

[astro-babe.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming that's Spanish chorizo, not Mexican? If I wasn't spoiled and liked tapas, I'm not sure I'd ever run into the salami type chorizo being from the Southwest.

[omly.livejournal.com]

Well we tend to use Mexican chorizo in everything since Roger prefers it. You can use either the Mexican, Spanish or Portueguese types though. They are close enough for the purpose of this recipe. They add a lot of body to the broth and a little interest when you bite into a piece.