Portuguese Greens Soup Caldo Verde

A portuguese soup.

Over medium heat in a large soup pot , heat olive oil.

Add onion and garlic cloves and cooked for about 5-10 minutes , or until tender , but not browned.

Stir in the stock , potatoes , salt , and pepper.

Bring to a boil , reduce heat , and simmer until the potatoes are soft.

This should take about 20 minutes.

Remove the pot from heat and lightly mash the potatoes with a potato masher.

In a medium skillet over medium heat , heat the vegetable oil.

Add the meat , stirring occasionally , and cook until browned.

Add the meat to the pot.

Pour 1 cup of the soup into the skillet to remove the browned bits and return to the soup pot.

Simmer 5 minutes , then stir in the greens.

Simmer 5 more minutes and stir in lemon juice.

Serve while hot.

olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, chicken stock, potatoes, salt, black pepper, vegetable oil, linguica sausage, fresh kale, fresh lemon juice