COPPER🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
Caldo verde recipe
A comforting green soup bursting with flavor!
Ingredients
- 500 g potatoes
- 300 g kale
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 vegetable broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
How to make Caldo verde
- Peel and dice 4 potatoes, 1 onion, and 3 garlic cloves; set aside for cooking.
- In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the diced onion and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the minced garlic and sauté for another minute until fragrant.
- Add the diced potatoes and 1 liter of vegetable broth to the pot.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Once the potatoes are tender, add 300 g of chopped kale to the pot.
- Simmer for an additional 10 minutes until the kale is tender.
- Carefully blend the soup until smooth, then return it to low heat.
- Season with salt and black pepper to taste, stirring gently.
- Serve hot, drizzled with a little olive oil on top.
What is Caldo verde?
Caldo verde is a traditional dish from Guinea-Bissau, simmered in one pot, and takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. It is built around potatoes and kale. The recipe below uses 8 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Caldo verde take?
At 40 minutes it is quicker than 71% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 60 dishes built on potatoes. The method runs to 11 steps, the longest being 20 minutes.
Any tips for making Caldo verde?
Use fresh kale for maximum flavor.
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