Caldo Verde - Portuguese Sausage Kale Soup - Food Wishes 

Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/261790/Caldo-Verde-Portuguese-Sausage-Kale-Soup/

As a brazillian who just happens to be a huge fan of portuguese cuisine, all I can say is this: caldo verde is the best thing anyone has ever done with kale.

Here in South Africa we do it the Mozambique way with hot, spicy piri piri chouriço instead of linguica, the potatoes rubbed through a fine grid of the mouli legume and the kale stacked and rolled into big cigar shapes and cut into thread-thin shreds that almost but not quite melt into a puree. Otherwise the recipe is pretty much the same, but the texture is of a green smooth almost-puree studded with ruby discs and the appearance is gorgeous. Serve with lots of red wine, Portuguese bread-rolls, good companionship and argumentative conversation.

I watched this video with my Portuguese mom the amount of Nick picking she did towards your soup was hilarious and at the end she's like you did a good job

My childhood growing up in Fall River Massachusetts in a bowl! Thank you Chef John for rekindling my Portuguese spirit!

If you can find chouriço, use that instead of linguiça. Tightly packing the kale and cutting it into thin shreds are more traditional than a rough chop. For a smoother/silkier potato base, use a hand blender instead of a masher. And always finish off with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Glad to see the Portuguese cuisine be promoted!

I grew up eating this stuff all the time in Massachusetts! There's a big Portuguese population there so this stuff was literally served as school lunch sometimes and its one of the foods I'm most nostalgic for now that I live out of state.

Chef, I have been watching for the better part of a year now. My son's first birthday is in a week and a half and I thought I would let you know that often late at night when he will not sleep I watch your videos with him. Your soothing voice helps him go down at last. It has also inspired many wonderful meals at our house. (my wife says thank you and so do I)

As a Cape Verdean (Vivo Cabo Verde!), me and my grandmother approve of this delicious rendition of our beloved soup!

"In my occasionally humble opinion..." 7:15 That just made my day.

You were so mean to me years ago when I told you this dish was Portuguese not Spanish and here I am still watching you loyally through all these years. Thanks, Chef John.

Roller coasters of vocal tone and cadence... I can’t deal.

I don't know what I like more: my Portuguese caldo verde or your humour. 😘😘😘

This soup is pure love.

When I clicked on this it said it was posted 58 seconds ago and you had 115 views already. Testament to your skillz chef! Thanks for sharing and teaching.

Caldo verde is one of the best soups to have on the cold, wet, foggy winters of northern Portugal and Galicia. One hundred percent peasant food that went “chic”. Fortunately, linguiça and kale are not too expensive, so the poor people can still enjoy it. You can do variations of this with a firm flesh fish, like swordfish. Well done Chef.

WoW...what a choice to make....strip Leaves OR strip Tease... At any rate, I love Portuguese cuisine...especially related to seafood, & I ADORE "arroz doce" ... Thanks once again 'Chef John'...You ROCK...

having some portuguese blood in my veins, this is real caldo verde. portuguese use collard greens instead of kale, and water instead of chicken broth. i will try it with broth and it may probably taste better. even the pronunciation of it by our so dear chef is quite ok. congrats. its a perfect comfort food for chill winter days. enjoy.

Ive been eating this and versions of this my whole life and I have never met a kid who didn't love this soup and eat it all and ask for more. Even though it might look a little weird to them they love it! Also , my mother would substitute the potato for crushed romano beans. Takes a couple of cans and you mash them your self but It really works nice.

I'm Brazilian and I loooooove it. My grandmother makes it sometimes.

I made this today. It is demented! It is insane! It should be illegal for a soup to taste this good!

Haven't had this in years. I have some spicy chorizo and collards in the fridge... I believe the fates have spoken.

nice recipe and all but what gets me on this vid is the A+ pronunciation of the word "linguiça" really spot on

I studied for 3 months in northern Portugal and I had this literally every single day.

I know I am not the only one here that will never cook that but loves to watch this.

Best soup I've ever tasted in my whole life! I added a dash of MSG, garlic powder, and smoked paprika. Thank you so much for the video. Simple recipe for some complex flavors!

oh yes, one of my favorite soups EVER! we eat that a lot here in Brazil, too!

As a portuguese speaker, hearing Chef John say "linguiça" so naturally is a real treat

I just found your recipe today…. My husband is from Azores and I have never made Portuguese cuisine but I plan to surprise him by making this!!! Thanks Chef John…. Love how you teach us the most amazing recipes!!!❤❤❤❤

This is a very common dish in Brazil as well, since many of us have portuguese background. I love it, one of my favorite dishes. :)

hahahaha i love your new 5 second rule, take 5 seconds to wash it off and then put it back in

Instead, my vavo uses collard greens and slices them very thin. I’m actually eating the soup right now. It’s my favourite. I love being Portuguese❤️

This is freaking fantastic, and I'm absolutely sure this will become part of my regular rotation! There are also a ton of great technique tips in here, including chopping off the bottom of a potato to make it flat and keeping potato slices in cold water to prevent them from browning. Love it when you throw out lots of tips like that!

caldo verde *.* oh boy, how i miss this dish =P

This is a nice version of it! Thank you for spreading the caldo verde love! Just wanted to say for chef John and most people who wanna try it, that traditionally this soup is made with a dark leaved cabbage more similar to collard greens than kale. This has been lost in translation in many a food blog and recipe book. We call them "couve-galega"or "couve-de-folhas"(roughly translates to Galician cabbage or Leafy cabbage) Again, "traditionally", you use whatever you prefer! They're all from the same family after all.

i grew up on this soup. used to hate it as a kid but liked as an adult.

I am half Portuguese & I love this soup so much. My grandmother made the best.

Looks so delicious! Here in Hawai'i, where there's a definite Portuguese influence on food, Portuguese bean soup is a comfort food, though there are infinite variations. My mother-in-law's recipe is the most awesome I've ever seen. I'll send it to you if you wish, but beware. The full recipe results in 3-4 gallons of soup (or more like a stew). My beloved mom used to make it for New Year's. A steady stream of relatives and friends would arrive after mass and drain the vast vat. Typical of Hawai'i, the recipe includes Chinese and other influences (such as mustard cabbage and a 5 lb. canned ham). I miss those days. We usually don't make this special dish any more because there's so few of us left. We can't eat it all.

my grandmother passed away a few months ago and this was one of her recipes she made often. i want to learn how to cook this in memory of her. she made it soo good.

I don't need any expert. This is one of the most fabulous soups I have ever tasted. When I was in Portugal that is the only thing I wanted to eat. His version is pretty good. Now that i can find Tuscan kale in the market .I'm not walking, I'm running to get the ingredients cause I need this back in my life. I can also get linguica. Caldo Verde here I come!!!! Ps. In Portugal every housewife grows Coelho black cabbage. In the farmers market on 14th st in NYC I found it during the summer.

I made these last week and it was delicious, one of the best soups I ever had. However I used a fresh sausage instead of smoked so I added a bit of smoked paprika, a dash of smoked tumeric spice blend, and a dash of liquid smoke to make up for the lack of smoked sausage. OMG, it was freakin' amazing. I brought leftovers to work and half the room asked me for the recipe just based on the smell alone.

Man, this brings back memories. my grandmother would make this for my father when he was a boy, and he would do the same for me. we never called it Caldo Verde, it was always just Kale Soup. But i love it. i got to make this one day, maybe surprise him with it for Thanksgiving. Would love to see more Portuguese dishes mainly bolinhos bacalhau, that has some fond memories for me too.

Finally. A kale disposal technique. I cannot tell you how much we enjoyed this recipe. We only had a smoked rope sausage a la Kroger's Private Selection brand. I added some garlic and otherwise stayed true to the recipe. I no longer have visions of chopping down my wife's beloved kale trees.

I can’t think another recipe that I’ve ever wanted to try more! It just looks like a warm hug in a bowl.

I made this soup last night and the flavor was so much more than I expected. If you think it's too much kale IT'S NOT! I cut it in thinly in strips like recommended in some comments below and it worked out really well that way. I was surprised how flavorful and rich it was because of the kale. I also used the Lacinto kale, which is what I prefer anyway and it works perfectly. Try this, you won't be disappointed! Thank you Chef John for another staple soup recipe!

I️ will do anything for Portuguese sausage 💃🏻

The Déjà vu was so real. The whole time, "I've watched this years ago, and I made it years ago." I love it when you revisit old recipes. There is always some new technique I pick up. Thanks!

I love caldo verde. The only difference in the way we make it in Brazil is that we cut the kale very, very thin. We serve it with croutons.

Chef John is a fucking legend! I do have a Portuguese friend and every time he makes this, I melt.

I've been making this recipe for years (5 years, apparently) and it's one of my favorites. I've adapted it to my own liking over the years, and have a few recommendations. I like to use a stick blender for mashing up the potatoes to get them extremely smooth, similar texture to a potato and leek soup. I'll then add a second batch of diced potatoes with the kale and sausage so I get some tender big chunks as well. Also, I like to start the soup base by frying up some diced bacon, then reserving the bacon bits for a garnish at the end.

yesterday I made this delicious soup and right now I am eating frittata with leftover kale... best channel ever!

THAT. LOOKS. AMAZING. I can't even think of a joke to write because I'm so excited to make this soup.

Oh wow! I grew up on this soup! Thank you Chef John!

OUTSTANDING and OUTSTANDING. Thank you Chef John.

I made a large batch of this minus the potatoes and canned it in quart jars. When I open it I cook the potatoes in with the soup and serve. Its handy to open a jar on a cold evening. The only caveat is the kale cooks to a mush during the canning process, which I happen to like. This is hands down one of the most flavorful dishes I have tried.

A Portuguese soup and he doesn't opt for "You are the Cristiano Ronaldo of your caldo..."

I love iberian recipes.

Very authentic! I love caldo verde

As a pork chop I deeply appreciate this video. Viva Portugal!

Wow it's great to see a chef tackling our soup 😄 in my case, I also add a carrot when cooking the potatoes and also add a hand full of rice when cooking the kale. 🖒

Love this in Brazil!

Thank you for putting this together. My family loved it. Perfect for these cold mid-Atlantic weather.

Will make it soon. Ate it many times in New York and Portugal and it brings back many good memories. Thank you very much!

OMG! This looks amazing! I need to make this - it’s dinner for tomorrow. EDITED TO ADD: I’m now starting the dough for my homemade artisan boule to eat with this soup tomorrow. Thanks, Chef! ❤️

OMG I have wathced you for so many years and know you are doing a portuguese dish! I am born and race in Portugal and let me say You are doing it like my mama does :D Thank you for the amazing representation of a very traditional and dear dish to us!

I'm a Chef in Pa. I make the Italian version of this called Zuppa Toscano & u are right one of the best soups in the world. I think it was created in one of these two areas.

Chef John is doing his crazy pitch talk. Recipe looks good though :)

I tie the kale ribs into a bundle with string and include in the simmering to add nutrients to the broth. At the end, I fish them out and discard.

Caldo verde is my favorite soup, and one of my favorite food ever. This look delicious. Thanks for sharing it to the world.

One of my favorites of yours Chef John, soups, stews, and chowders to me are the best of meals.

Chef John, my grandma puts sweet potatoes and kidney beans in her Portuguese kale soup and it's so so good!

From Portugal here! It's my favourite soup :)

I’ve never tasted Portuguese cuisine before. This will be my first as it looks so easy and delicious. Thank you!

Oh yum, yes can’t wait to make this. Perfect!

This looks yummy.

The First Portuguese dish of many more ( i hope ). The Next one should be a Francesinha !

The perfect cold-weather soup. I'm definitely making this soon.

Just incredible that someone came up with all these recipes

Being portuguese has never brought me more pride

Wow you could have extended this episode by like 3 seconds and gotten more money, but keeping it at 9:59 really shows that you're not in youtube purely for the money you really want to entertain and inform us all.

Every day there’s a new food wishes is automatically my fav day

Your videos are the visual equivalent of comfort food ❤️Thank you!

3:26 “Since need to and want to are totally different things” Amen, amen.

“And out of all the things to cook onions in? Rendered Linguisa Fat is at the top of the list”. LMAO.....I bet it is. As soon as I saw the color of bottom of the pan, I knew onions were going in. This looks pretty damn good.

This is the perfect soup for the lacinato kale I grew for the first time. Thank you.

I make this so often. Probably every 2 weeks I'm making this. Thank you so much for introducing this to me.

Did somebody say soup???? 🍵YUM

Yes! Getting Spaniards confused with Portuguese is definitely unequivocally “no bueno”. It could even render you the title of “persona non grata” in Portugal. And you surely want to visit Portugal because there is a tone load more delicious food where this caldo verde came from, which is exclusively Portuguese: not Brazilian, no Galician and not Spanish! Awesome work on your Caldo Verde! A+

As a Brazillian I would like to say thank you for making this. It looks absolutely amazing!!! Obrigada!!!!

I just made this and its awesome. Thanks

Once your friends are done with the pre-dinner stripping, you can tell them the kale was ribbed for their pleasure...

Funny how many friends said yes to pre dinner stripping. Thanks for the laughs and soup recipe.

Just made this. Got praise from my family. Thanks Chef John.

Muito bem!Uma bela versão do nosso caldo verde!

“...which my Portuguese viewers let me know, was no bueno” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

This is how I'm doing my New Year's Greens! Cornbread will dip in this nicely. Black-eyed Peas & Rice on the side.

Omg I can't believe how easy this is.. thank you so much for all of you're videos I love them all...

Love this soup.

Superb! I love cooking and eating Portuguese food!! Onde estão os portugueses? 👨‍🍳👍😊