I have a friend that’s partly Portuguese and she
sent me this recipe… It doesn’t have exact
ingredients, but it’s pretty easy to make.
I’ve NEVER cooked with fennel before!
The soup turned out great.

(I added a jalapeño, a Roma tomato, and a celery rib.)
Portuguese Fennel SoupIngredients:
• Bunch of fennel cut into bite sizes
• 1 small onion cut into small pieces
• 1 tsp of chopped garlic or 4 garlic cloves chopped
• 4 potatoes cut to bite sizes
• 1 can of white beans
• Linguica, chopped to bite sizes
• Olive oil
• Chicken broth just enough to cover the potatoes
• Salt & pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Add oil to a medium to large pot over medium high heat.
2. Saute the onion, garlic, and linguica.
3. Add the potatoes, fennel, beans, broth, and salt & pepper.
4. Bring the soup to a boil, reducing the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes and fennel are done, about 20 minutes.
Best served with french bread.
***Optional: if a thicker broth is desired, add a couple of thinly sliced potatoes with the chopped potatoes. ***