Old MacDonald's Potato Box Recipes
Caldo Verde Ingredients 1/2 lb. chorizo, linguiça or kielbasa sausages 3/4 lb. kale or collard greens 1/4 cup olive oil 2 large yellow onions, chopped 3 or 4 potatoes, 1 to 1 1/4 lb. total, peeled and thinly sliced 3 or 4 garlic cloves, finely minced 6 to 7 cups water or chicken broth 2 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste Freshly ground pepper, to taste Extra-virgin olive oil for serving Directions Bring a saucepan three-fourths full of water to a boil over high heat. Prick the sausages with a fork and add to the boiling water. Boil for about 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the sausages to a cutting board and, when cool enough to handle, slice them. (You may discard the sausage-flavored water or reserve it for making the soup.) Rinse and drain the greens, then remove any tough stems. Working in batches, stack the leaves, roll up the stack like a cigar, and cut crosswise into very, very thin strips. Set aside. In a large soup pot over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onions and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender and translucent, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the potatoes and garlic and sauté, stirring often, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the water and 2 tsp. salt, cover and simmer over low heat until the potatoes are very soft, about 20 minutes. Scoop out about 2 cups of the potatoes and mash well with a potato masher or fork. Return them to the pan, add the sliced sausages and simmer until the sausages are cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Add the greens, stir well and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes. Do not overcook; the greens should be bright green and slightly crunchy. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, ladle the soup into warmed bowls and drizzle each serving evenly with extra-virgin olive oil. Serves 6.

Old MacDonald's Potato Box Recipes

Caldo Verde

Ingredients

1/2 lb. chorizo, linguiça or kielbasa sausages
3/4 lb. kale or collard greens
1/4 cup olive oil
2 large yellow onions, chopped
3 or 4 potatoes, 1 to 1 1/4 lb. total, peeled and
thinly sliced
3 or 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
6 to 7 cups water or chicken broth
2 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Extra-virgin olive oil for serving

Directions

Bring a saucepan three-fourths full of water to a boil over high heat. Prick the sausages with a fork and add to the boiling water. Boil for about 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the sausages to a cutting board and, when cool enough to handle, slice them. (You may discard the sausage-flavored water or reserve it for making the soup.)

Rinse and drain the greens, then remove any tough stems. Working in batches, stack the leaves, roll up the stack like a cigar, and cut crosswise into very, very thin strips. Set aside.

In a large soup pot over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onions and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender and translucent, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the potatoes and garlic and sauté, stirring often, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the water and 2 tsp. salt, cover and simmer over low heat until the potatoes are very soft, about 20 minutes.

Scoop out about 2 cups of the potatoes and mash well with a potato masher or fork. Return them to the pan, add the sliced sausages and simmer until the sausages are cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Add the greens, stir well and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes. Do not overcook; the greens should be bright green and slightly crunchy. Season with salt and pepper.

To serve, ladle the soup into warmed bowls and drizzle each serving evenly with extra-virgin olive oil. Serves 6.