Portuguese Kale Soup
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 10:12am

Ingredients




1 cup pea beans
7 cups water
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 stalk chopped celery
1 lg. onion, sliced
1 pound chorico highly spiced sausage
1 pound kale, or 2 10 oz. pkgs. frozen kale
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 cups cubed potatoes
1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes

Preparation

1 Soak beans overnight in cold water. In the morning, drain, add the onion, sausage (cut in pieces), kale (broken in pieces), salt and pepper and vinegar, and 7 cups water. Bring to boil, reduce heat and cook gently 2 to 3 hours. Add potatoes and 1 additional cup water. Continue cooking until potatoes are tender. 2 Serves 6.