Potato Soup With Kale And Bacon

Title: POTATO SOUP WITH KALE AND BACON

Categories: Soups/stews

Yield: 1 servings

2 lb Boiling potatoes

3/4 lb Bacon

1 lb Kale

2 Cloves garlic

Salt and pepper

1 c Heavy cream

Chicken stock as necessary

5 ts Balsamic vinegar

1 Bunch chives

Diced green onion tops/botto

Peel potatoes and put in a pot with cold, salted water

to cover. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat

and simmer, uncover, and cook until done, about 25

minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Break up the

potatoes with a potato masher (they should be quite

lumpy, not smooth). Meanwhile, cook the bacon over low

heat until crisp, turning often. Drain and chop into 1/2 inch chunks. Pour off all but

2 TBS of the bacon

fat, and, reserve extra fat. Stem and chop the kale.

Mince the garlic. Put half the kale and half the

garlic into the frying pan. Season with salt and pepper and cook over medium heat until kale is wilted,

about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat using more

bacon fat as needed. Return all kale to the fry pan

and add the heavy cream. Simmer over very low heat

until the kale is tender, about 10 more minutes.

Combine potatoes with about 3 cups of the potato

cooking liquid and 1 cup of the chicken stock. Add

more stock if needed to get a good consistency. Add

kale mixture (with the bacon) to the pot and bring to

a simmer. Season to taste with the vinegar and salt

and pepper. This is up to you as to how much vinegar

you use. Mince the chives or green onions and place in

an extra bowl to top the soup. I hope you find this

excellent soup. It is great this time of year as it is

much like a warm German Potato salad. If you pass

this one up you will be the loser. Take care from

Ken/still looking for a name for his piranha in rainy

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