Savory Sausage, Kale, and Potato Soup
Miguel makes this hearty soup in A Murder Yule Regret. Ivy makes a sourdough loaf to complete the meal. Nothing is better on a cold winter day.
Ingredients
- 3-4 Italian sausages choose your level of spiciness
- 3 celery stalks cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 carrots cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2-3 turnips cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 bunch of kale leaves only, roughly chopped
- 5-6 red potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 package gnocchi prepared separately
- 1 can stewed diced tomatoes
- 3-4 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 T fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried
- 1 T fresh rosemary or 1 tsp dried
- 1 bay leaves remove before serving
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- Salt to taste
- Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Using a skillet, preheat over medium heat. Add olive oil.
- Remove sausage from casings. Separate into chunks and cook in skillet until browned and cooked through. Drain fat and set aside. Alternatively, slice sausage and cook this way.
- Using a large stock pot or dutch oven, preheat over medium heat. Add chopped celery, carrots, turnips, and onion. Sauté until vegetables have softened. Add garlic.
- Add sausage, stock, potatoes, kale, and herbs. Simmer until potatoes are soft enough to poke through with a fork and kale is tender.
- Prepare gnocchi separately. Spoon into bowl. Add soup.
- Garnish with shaved or grated parmesan cheese.
- Salt to taste.
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