Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Nana's Portuguese Soup is for Dinner.

Nana's Portuguese Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Nana's Portuguese Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Nana's Portuguese Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Nana's Portuguese Soup are:

4 garlic cloves, minced
1 ½ cups finely chopped onion
1 cup chopped carrot
2 stalks of chopped celery (optional)
1/4 cup oil ( olive oil is best, but any oil will work)
6 cups chicken broth
6 cups water
small head of cabbage-finely sliced
1 pound linguica sausage, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 pound round steak or other lean beef, cut in small pieces
1 pound potatoes cut into 1 inch pieces
1-2 small turnip cut into 1 inch pieces

Here is how you make Nana's Portuguese Soup:

Cook linguica & beef with oil in a skillet over medium to high heat, browning on both sides. Add the garlic, onion and carrot, stirring until soft – do not brown. Place potatoes,turnip, water and broth, in large pot, add linguica, garlic, onions, and carrot along with the pan drippings. Bring all to a boil and then simmer until potatoes are almost soft. Add cabbage just before the potatoes are soft, simmer until cabbage and potatoes are soft.Season to taste with salt, pepper and a bit of crushed red pepper if desired.Makes 12 2-cup servings - Freezes wellServe with a side salad and crusty bread. * 3/4 pound kale, stems removed, leaves rolled and thinly sliced, then chopped may be used in place of cabbage, however it may be hard to find in some places.* * If unable to find liguica, Polish sausage may be substituted though the seasoning won’t be quite the same.* * * The use of turnip is optional, unless you ask my grandma who says it's not Portuguese soup without it!Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEBBIEDAY.

The nutritional information for Nana's Portuguese Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 370.5

• Total Fat: 16.4 g
• Cholesterol: 49.3 mg
• Sodium: 1,186.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.1 g
• Protein: 24.0 g