Potato Soup With Kale And Bacon

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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
but warm Vancouver700AMPST 2/12

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