Caldo Verde

also called Portuguese kale soup · green soup · kale and chouriço soup · sopa de couve

Three ways to read this recipe

The table

Caldo Verde: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 largeyellow onionsweat 8 minsimmer 20 minpurée smoothsimmer 5 min
4 clovesgarlic
3 Tbsolive oil
1 1/2 lb(700 g; peeled and sliced)russet potatoes
7 cups(1.7 L)chicken stock
1 1/2 tspkosher salt
8 oz(225 g; or chouriço, sliced 1/4 in thick)linguiçabrown in a skillet
4 cups(shredded very fine; or kale)collard greens
1 Tbsextra-virgin olive oil
Tap anything to cross it off.

What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.11 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1sweat 8 min

2brown in a skillet

3simmer 20 min

goes in with what step 1 made

5simmer 5 min

goes in with what steps 2 and 4 made

Cooking it

Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.

The clock

Start to finish
at least 33 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
8 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 8 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 50 min.

  1. sweat 8 min

    8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  2. brown in a skillet

    not timedfrom the start

  3. simmer 20 min

    20 minwalk away(read off the step)8 min in

  4. purée smooth

    not timed28 min in

  5. simmer 5 min

    5 minwalk away(read off the step)28 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

You'll need immersion blender · skillet

See how it is written
>> title: Caldo Verde
>> category: Soups
>> tags: potatoes, greens, sausage, portuguese, stovetop
>> counters: Bakery, Deli
>> aka: Portuguese kale soup, green soup, kale and chouriço soup, sopa de couve
>> servings: 6
>> time: 50 min
>> step.1: sweat 8 min
>> step.2: simmer 20 min
>> step.3: purée smooth
>> step.4: brown in a skillet
>> step.5: simmer 5 min

Sweat @yellow onion{1%large} and @garlic{4%cloves} in @olive oil{3%Tbs} for ~{8%min}.

Simmer @&(~1)aromatics{} for ~{20%min} with @russet potatoes{1 1/2%lb}(700 g; peeled and sliced), @chicken stock{7%cups}(1.7 L), and @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp}.

Purée @&(~1)soup{} until smooth with an #immersion blender{}.

Brown @linguiça{8%oz}(225 g; or chouriço, sliced 1/4 in thick) in a #skillet{} until the fat renders.

Simmer @&(~2)soup{} for ~{5%min} with @&(~1)sausage{}, @collard greens{4%cups}(shredded very fine; or kale), and @extra-virgin olive oil{1%Tbs}.