Portugese Chorizo Soup
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 - 2:55am

Ingredients




2 lbs Portugese linguica or hard Chorizo sausag
4 medium potatoes
1 head red cabbage
2 cans pinto or red beans, drained
1 large can tomato paste or Italian Contadina tomatoes
1 can sliced olives
i whole garlic
i yellow onion
1 bunch cilantro
1 teaspoon red peppers

Preparation

1 Cut cabbage into bite sized pieces and boil in salted water. 2 In another saucepan, cut sausage into small pieces and brown in olive oil with chopped onion and garlic. 3 When sausage is browned and cabbage is semi-tender, add meat to the cabbage and cabbage liquid. Add 4 cut up potatoes, red beans add tomato paste or Contadina tomatoes. Stir in cilantro and the can of sliced olives. Add 1 teaspoon red peppers. 4 Cook simmering for 45 minutes to an hour or until potatoes are slightly tender, do not overcook as potatoes will turn mushy. 5 Serve soup with fresh French bread, or sourdough bread and butter; dip into soup for the ultimate fantasy! 6 Submitted by: Magic Fraga