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

Cut cabbage into bite sized pieces and boil in salted water.

In another saucepan, cut sausage into small pieces and brown in olive oil with chopped onion and garlic.

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.

Cook simmering for 45 minutes to an hour or until potatoes are slightly tender, do not overcook as potatoes will turn mushy.

Serve soup with fresh French bread, or sourdough bread and butter; dip into soup for the ultimate fantasy!

Submitted by: Magic Fraga

recipe reviews
Portugese Chorizo Soup
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 Sandra (Tennessee) says:
Being Portuguese I grew up on this. You actually spelled Chorizo as the Spanish version it is acutally Chourico in Portuguese. Gaspars is a great brand found in all Publix grocery stores or on line on their website. You can also find it at Amarals on line. Linguica is the milder version of Portuguese Sausage while the Chourico is the hotter kind so depending on your taste you can use either. Canned Tomatoes are so much better than paste. You can also use fresh garden tomatoes if you like. Its a great soup you will definitely enjoy it.
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 Drhaught (West Virginia) says:
Black olives or green? Will Mexican Chorizo work?
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 Cindy White (Florida) says:
This soup (stew) was delicious! It was thick and tasty with a unique flavor. I used chicken stock to cook the cabbage. I think cut-up tomatoes are probably a better choice than tomato paste depending on how much water or broth you use to cook the cabbage. Thank you Magic Fraga!
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 Colto (Oregon) says:
I've made this 10-15 times. I usually use a Basque chorizo (good luck finding that). If you use a Mexican chorizo, use 3/4 of the salt on the cabbage water. Mexican chorizo is intensely salty and no one wants salt dune soup. I usually use between 8-10 and 1 table spoon of salt per 4 cups. Cabbage only needs 10-15 minutes to become nice and tender.
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 Kim Savoie (Michigan) says:
I searched the internet for the recipe to determine what kind of olives. Most of this type of soup did not have olives in the recipe. So I left them out. I think the addition of olives would have added to the soup, But It was delish without.I also used Mexican chorizo because its what I had.

 

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