Directions

1. 1. Bring the water to boil in a large, heavy saucepan. Add the potatoes, chourico, and garlic. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft.
2. 2. Remove the chourico and, when it's cool enough, slice diagonally into very thin slices.
3. 3. With a potato masher, mash the potatoes right in the pan. (They will end up in little chunks.) Boil for 5 minutes.
4. 4. While the potatoes are boiling, shred the kale. Gather some leaves together, roll them up the long way, and then cut the rolls into fine shreds.
5. 5. Bring the soup to a rolling boil. Add the kale, and cook for 5 minutes, or until it is just tender.
6. 6. Add the chourico slices, and taste the soup for seasoning. Let simmer very gently over low heat for 5 minutes before serving in soup bowls.
7. 7. Drizzle each bowl with a little Portuguese olive oil.