Portuguese Sausage and Kale Soup

Portuguese Sausage and Kale Soup

Savory sausage and greens soup

Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2.0 tbsp olive oil
  • 2.0 medium onions, thinly sliced
  • 2.0 lb all-purpose potatoes, peeled and cut into 1½-inch chunks
  • 8.0 cups water
  • 1.0 13.75-oz can reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1.75 tsp salt
  • 1.0 small bunch kale, washed and dried
  • 1.0 lb Jirak Italian pork sausage
  • 0.25 tsp pepper
  • 1.0 tsp fennel seed

Directions

  • 1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat, add onions, and cook until softened, about 8 minutes.
  • 2. Add potatoes, water, broth, and salt, bring to a boil, then reduce to medium and cook 25 minutes until potatoes are tender.
  • 3. Slice kale into ¼-inch strips while potatoes cook.
  • 4. Remove soup from heat, cool 10 minutes, then gently mash potatoes, leaving some chunks.
  • 5. Fry sausage, crumbling until brown, drain, and add to pot with fennel seed.
  • 6. Cook on medium-low for 30 minutes, then add kale and cook 5 minutes until wilted.
  • 7. Season with pepper before serving.

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