Kale Potato Bean Chorizo Soup Canning Food

KALE AND CHORIZO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the chorizo and onions. Saute the mixture for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and potatoes and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the stock and kale and bring the liquid up to a boil. Stir in the bay leaves, thyme and crushed red pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are fork tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and skim off any fat. Stir in the parsley. Ladle the soup into shallow bowls and garnish with the fresh mint. Serve the soup with crusty bread.

KALE, POTATO, BEAN, & CHORIZO SOUP -CANNING RECIPE-

Steps:

• Beans: Soak your washed and sorted dried beans overnight, or at least 12 hours, covered by 2 inches of water, then rinse and drain. Or, you can perform a quick soak by following the instructions on the bag of beans. (I did the quick soak method with great success).
• Prep your Pressure Canner and jars/lids according to the manufacturers specifications.
• Cook your Chorizo in a large Dutch Oven, or other large, heavy pot, over meduim heat, breaking it up into smaller pieces as it cooks. When done, remove chorizo and set aside. Depending on your preference, you can leave all of the remaining chorizo grease in your pot or drain some off to reduce the fat.
• Saute the celery, shallots, and garlic to the chorizo grease until the mixture begins to soften, about 5-10 minutes. Meanwhile, take your washed and stemmed kale and tear it into small, rough pieces and set aside.
• Add the soaked and rinsed beans to the vegetable mixture and the chicken stock. Set heat on high and bring to a boil. Boil for about 20 minutes, or until the beans begin to soften. Add the kale, potatoes, and chorizo to the pot, stir well, and let it return to a boil, continue to boil for another 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. If soup looks too thick, thin down with water or chicken stock and taste to see if more seasoning is needed. Remember, the beans and potatoes will soak up some of the liquid and soup will thicken during the canning process. At this point, I like to add 2 tablespoons of garlic chile hot sauce, since beans do tend to makes soups a little bland after canning. Ladle into prepared jars and pressure can for 1 hour and 20 minutes for pints and 1 hour and 30 minutes. This recipe will make about 8 pints, if not a little more.
• To serve soup, pour soup into a sauce pan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir in 1/2 cup each of water and heavy cream or milk per pint, 1 cup each per quart, simmer to heat through and serve. Goes especially well with garlic bread for dipping.
• -Tip- Cut the celery and shallots fairly small, but cut the potatoes to a larger dice, appx a half to 3/4 inch, so they are not so likely to fall apart during the cooking process.

CHORIZO AND BEANS

Steps:

• Cook rice as directed.
• In a large skillet, saute onion, garlic and chorizo in olive oil. When onion is transparent, drain grease and add remaining ingredients.
• Cook until warmed through.
• Stir into cooked rice and serve.

KALE & CHORIZO SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the onion and finely chop the garlic.
• Wash the kale and remove the stems.
• Peel and dice the potatoes.
• Thickly slice the sausage.
• Heat the oil and cook the onion and sausage over a low heat for about 20 minutes until soft.
• Stir in the garlic and potatoes and cook for a further 10 minutes.
• Add the kale leaves and cover with the stock.
• Simmer for 30 minutes adding more stock to keep everything covered.
• Season to taste and serve with crusty bread.

TOMATO SOUP - CANNING RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large pot cook tomatoes until soft.
• Press through a food mill.
• In a saucepan combine all of the other veg and add enough water to just cover.
• Cook to tender, drain and put veg thru a food mill.
• Now combine the two puree's and add salt and herbs.
• Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook slowly until thick, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Ladle into clean hot jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• Process in a pressure caner 20 minutes at 10 pounds pressure at altitudes up to 2000 feet.