Caldo Callego (Spanish Vegetable and Sausage Soup) Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 qt water
  • 2 pkts instant beef broth and seasoning mix
  • 1 pkt instant chicken broth and seasoning mix
  • 6 oz pared and diced potato
  • 1 cup seeded and diced canned Italian tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup diced carrot
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 oz cooked veal sausage, sliced
  • 4 oz draines canned chick-peas (garbanzo beans)
  • 1 cup cooked chopped kale
  • 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • 1/2 tsp oregano leaves
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

    • Instructions:

    1. In a 3- to 4-quart saucepan heat oil over high heat.
    2. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is translucent, 1 to 2 minutes.
    3. Add water and broth mixes and stir until dissolved.
    4. Reduce heat to low and add potatoes, tomatoes, carrot and bay leaf; cover and let simmer until vegetables are tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
    5. Add remaining ingredients and cook until sausage and chick-peas are heated through, about 5 minutes longer.
    6. Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.