How to Make Speedy Slow Cooker Caldo Verde Soup

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook slow cooker caldo verde soup using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Caldo Verde Soup:

1. Take 2-3 garlic cloves
2. Take 1-2 yellow onion
3. Get 1 lb linguica or chourico
4. Make ready 1 lb. Yukon gold potatoes
5. Take 1-2 cups chopped carrots
6. Prepare 1-2 tbsp olive oil
7. Make ready 2-3 bay leaves
8. Make ready 1 tsp sweet Spanish paprika
9. Prepare 1 tsp dried oregano
10. Get 1-2 pinches ground cinnamon
11. Take 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
12. Get 4 cups cold water
13. Take 2-4 cups chopped kale
14. Make ready Ground black pepper for taste

Get out the slow cooker–this one-pot wonder makes it easy to prepare a South-of-the-Border favorite, with just the right amount of spice. It can be found in the Mexican section of supermarkets. The tortilla pieces will dissolve during cooking, adding flavor and some thickening to the soup. Skim off any foam or scum that comes to the top.

Instructions to make Slow Cooker Caldo Verde Soup:

1. Dice the garlic and onions, separate into two piles.
2. Lengthwise, slice the linguica/chourico in half, then cut into quarter inch slices
3. In a hot pot over medium heat, coat the pot with olive oil. Add the garlic. Saute the garlic for a minute or two.
4. Next add the onions and carrots into the pot. Cook together with the garlic for about 5 minutes.
5. Once the onions are translucent, the linguica goes into the pot. Cook the linguica until it is slightly browned. Add all of it into the slow cooker.
6. Cut the potatoes into one inch pieces. Place the potatoes into the slow cooker.
7. Stir everything into the slow cooker, except for the kale. Place the bay leaves on top. Close the slow cooker, set the temperature to low, and cook for about 8 hours.
8. After 8 hours, discard the bay leaves and remove the linguica with a slotted spoon. Put to the side. Mix in the kale and cook for another 30 minutes with the temperature on high.
9. When 30 minutes is over, use a hand blender to blend to almost smooth. It is okay to have some chunks. Stir back in the linguica. You do not need to blend. That is totally optional.
10. Enjoy!

The tortilla pieces will dissolve during cooking, adding flavor and some thickening to the soup. Skim off any foam or scum that comes to the top. Remove the chicken from slow cooker. Inspired by Portuguese caldo verde, this hearty, richly flavoured soup is a yummy way to use up an entire bunch of kale in one go. Using immersion blender, purée soup until almost smooth with a few chunks.

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