I have a couple of recipes I call “wintry day picker-uppers”. Kale Soup with Cannellini Beans and Chorizo is one of them. Humble and easily made with pantry supplies I nearly always have on hand. I prefer the way Portuguese and Italians prepare kale soup. The kale is sautéed in olive oil with chorizos or slow-simmered in soups or stews. As with many other soups, this one improves in taste the next day.
Yield: 4 servings
Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 lb Spanish chorizo sliced into 1/8-inch rounds
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 celery stick thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 cup tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into rough dices
- 1 cup Yukon potatoes, peeled and cut into small 1/4-inch cubes
- 4 cups beef stock, homemade or canned
- 1 flat-leaf (Italian) parsley twig
- 1 tsp oregano
- 4 cups kale, cut into thin slivers (chiffonade)
- 1 3/4 cups canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- grated Parmesan cheese
- 340 g Spanish chorizo sliced into 3/8 cm rounds
- 140 g chopped onions
- 100 g diced carrots
- 1 celery stick thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 200 g tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into rough dices
- 225 g Yukon potatoes, peeled and cut into small 1/2 cm cubes
- 1 L beef stock, homemade or canned
- 1 flat-leaf (Italian) parsley twig
- 1 tsp oregano
- 270 g kale, cut into thin slivers (chiffonade)
- 350 g canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add onion, carrot, and celery. Cook for about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add garlic and the chopped tomato and cook for 5 minutes longer. Add beef stock, potato, parsley, and oregano. Simmer for 10 minutes or until potatoes begin to soften. Add the kale and continue cooking for another 8-10 minutes. Add the cannellini beans and heat it through. Taste for salt and pepper. Kale should be “al dente” and still have a shiny color.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.
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