This recipe is a quick version of a wonderful soup I had in Mystic, Conn., a Portuguese community nestled by the sea in New England. This soup is a winter wonder.
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 medium white waxy potatoes, like yukon golds, peeled and diced
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 4 to 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 bay leaves, fresh or dried
- 1 pound kale, coarsely chopped
- Coarse salt and pepper
- 1 (15-ounce) can garbanzos (chick peas), drained and rinsed
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 pound diced chourico, casing removed
- 1 quart chicken broth
- Warm, crusty bread
Instructions
- Heat oil in a deep pot over medium high heat. Add potatoes and onions, cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic, bay leaves, and kale to the pot. Cover pot and wilt greens 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add beans, tomatoes, chourico, and broth to the pot and bring soup to a full boil. Reduce heat back to medium and cook 5 to 10 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender.
- Serve soup with hunks of crusty bread and butter.
- Cook’s Note: If you are in Mystic, ask for cherise (phonetic pronunciation), if you want to sample the chourico.
Reviews
Perfect for an extra cold day. I bought the wrong chorizo, It was like ground meat but seasoned. It still worked great. I will use yuca next time instead of regular potatoes .
Can I freeze this soup? How long will it keep in the refrigerator?
Excellent! I used what I had so it wasn’t exactly as the recipe states but awesome non the less. I used for substitutes:
-8 baby red bliss potatoes
-1-can of diced tomatoes with green chilies.
-2 cans of white beans (great northern and pinto)
-Extra 2 cups of broth (I like a little more soup then a stew)
everything else was to recipe. This recipe is a keeper!
-8 baby red bliss potatoes
-1-can of diced tomatoes with green chilies.
-2 cans of white beans (great northern and pinto)
-Extra 2 cups of broth (I like a little more soup then a stew)
everything else was to recipe. This recipe is a keeper!
This soup (more of a stew almost) came together in no time at all! It almost took more time to prep the ingredients than actually cooking it! I would suggest adding the onions/potatoes when the pan is not yet fully hot, because mine quickly browned the bottom of the pot. I had to toss in some of the stock early to ensure it didn’t burn. Otherwise, though, it was pretty straightforward and highly delicious in the end! (I also used fresh Mexican chorizo that I pre-cooked first, then diced up after it had cooled). I’ll definitely be making this one again!
Yes! I had the Mystic chourico and kale soup and when I met my husband had the soup monthly made from my mother in law with the kale grown from my father in law. We now grow our kale just for the soup. I can’t leave a recipe alone so I had carrots as my mother in law did but also add sweet potatoes and usually linguica but followed this recipe somewhat. It is delicious. What is different adding the diced tomatoes which made the soup ever so delicious. I don’t peel the white potatoes but do the sweet potatoes. Also I don’t remove the casings. This is an excellent chourico and kale recipe. I highly recommend it..
Use linguica, no tomatoes, more kale and red kidney beans drained instead of chickpeas. Garlic not necessary. More broth, add a quart of water to cover kale.
4 1/2 stars, really. Easy and tasty. Smells and tastes great! It is lighter than thought- so makes for great spring/fall/winter dish. Like the video, I did not peel the potatoes; and unlike the recipe, we left on the casings.
Also, on second making, we added a whole other quart of broth.
Also, on second making, we added a whole other quart of broth.
Simple to make and taste great!
This has become one of my families favorite fall/winter soups. For someone like myself, who doesn’t like any type of greens, for some reason I love them in this soup. The blend of all the different flavors is superb. My husband and I like a little more heat, so I added some red pepper flakes and a little red cayenne pepper. I also added a little thyme and Italian seasoning. I doubled the beans, tomatoes, sausage, and chicken broth to make a larger pot. Yummy!
I grew up on this soup. Folks grew kale in the garden and we always used Linguica which can be found in grocery stores in the northeast. I have found Linguica in Harris Teeters after all these years living in the DC area..LINGUICA, YES!!! This is a great soup made ahead and eaten every single day…Love,love,love this soup. Thanks Rachel.