Green Soup With Crispy Chorizo Recipes

GREENS, POTATO & CHORIZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat half the olive oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion until soft but not coloured, about 12 mins. Add the garlic and cook for 4 mins more. Tip in the potatoes, turn to coat, season and add about 75ml water. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for 12 mins, stirring occasionally. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil and continue to cook, uncovered, for 20 mins until the potatoes are completely tender. Leave to cool.
• Heat the remaining olive oil and the butter in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Toss in the spinach, season and cook for a few minutes until wilted.
• Add the wilted spinach, any liquid from the pan and the rocket to the potato mixture. Use a hand blender to blitz to a smooth purée, or pulse the mixture in a food processor if you prefer a chunkier soup (you may need to do this in batches).
• To make the garnish, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chorizo for a few minutes. Add the chillies and garlic, and cook until the garlic is softened but not brown - this will happen quickly so watch it carefully. Reheat the soup if needed, divide between bowls and top with the chorizo garnish to serve.

CHORIZO GREEN CHILI SOUP

Steps:

• Brown the chorizo. Dice chicken and add to the chorizo grease and cook until done. Place in crock pot.
• Skin and dice the chilis. Dice the onion, garlic, and serrano peppers. Add to crock pot.
• Add chicken broth and spices.
• Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• Meanwhile shred the pepper jack (although any cheese will work).
• About one hour before serving, remove the cinnamon stick and then add the cream cheese and pepper jack. Allow it to slowly melt and stir it inches It works best if the cream cheese is room temperature. You can serve it as soon as the cheeses are fully mixed in and melted.
• Serve with sour cream and diced tomatoes.

GREEN SOUP WITH CRISPY CHORIZO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a casserole or saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and fry gently for 10 mins until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min. Stir through the potatoes and stock, cover and cook for 15 mins. Add the spinach and kale, and cook for a further 5-10 mins or until wilted. Use a hand blender to blitz everything until smooth, stir in the double cream and lemon juice, and season to taste.
• Heat a small frying pan over a medium heat and fry the chopped chorizo until crispy. Ladle the soup into bowls. Top with the chorizo, a drizzle of chorizo oil from the pan and a good grinding of black pepper. Finish with a drizzle of cream.

LEEK, BUTTER BEAN & CRISPY CHORIZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter and a glug of olive oil in a casserole over a medium heat. Add the leeks and fry for 15 mins until softened and beginning to turn golden brown. Stir through the garlic and cook for a further 1 min.
• Tip the butter beans into the pan, pour over the hot stock and simmer, uncovered, for 10 mins. Blitz to a smooth consistency with a hand-held blender, then stir in the crème fraîche and season to taste. Keep warm over a low heat.
• Meanwhile, fry the chorizo in a small glug of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat for 5 mins or until oily and crispy. Stir in the rosemary, cooking for a further minute. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the rosemary and chorizo mixture, as well as any oil left in the pan. Serve with some crusty bread.