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Potato Soup With Kale And Bacon Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Potato Soup With Kale And Bacon
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  Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 lb Potato, boiling
  • 3/4 lb Bacon
  • 1 bn Kale, (about 1 lb.)
  • 1 x Garlic clove
  •     Salt and pepper
  • 1 c. Heavy cream
  • 1 bn Chives, (opt)
  • 5 tsp Balsamic vinegar

Directions

  1. Peel potatoes and put in a pot with sufficient cool, salted water to cover.
  2. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower weat, uncover, and simmer till done, about 25 min. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid. Break up potatoes with a potato masher; they should be lumpy, not smooth.
  3. Cook the bacon till crisp. Drain and chop. Pour off all but 2 Tbsp. of the bacon fat, reserving the extra fat.
  4. Stem and chop the kale. Mince the garlic. Cook half the kale and half the garlic in the 2 Tbsp. bacon fat over medium heat till kale is wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a bowl.
  5. Repeat with remaining kale and garlic, using the reserved bacon fat as needed. Return all the kale to the frying pan and add in the heavy cream.
  6. Simmer over low heat till the kale is tender, about 10 min. Mince the chives.
  7. Recipe can be made to this point several hrs ahead.
  8. Cooking and Serving: Combine potatoes with about 4 c. of the reserved cooking liquid in a large pot. Add in more cooking liquid or possibly water if too thick. Add in kale mix to the pot and bring to a simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  9. Pour into bowls and sprinkle with chives and bacon.