Kale Soup

And here's what to do if you ever get your hands on kale!

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
6 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
8 potatoes, the kind you'd use for mashing
6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
6 carrots, peeled and chopped into 1 inch pieces
1 bunch kale, sliced crosswise (across the main stem, not parallel)
salt & pepper, to taste

1. In soup pot, saute the onions in olive oil until they're a little soft
2. Add chicken stock, water, potatoes, carrots, and garlic. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes
3. Now here's the trick - scoop out the solids into a big bowl and mash! The potatoes should be thick, like pudding, and the garlic should be in little tiny bits.
4. Once you've mashed, return the mixture back into the soup pot. Boil and simmer for a few more minutes.
5. Add kale in handfuls, while stirring. Then let simmer until the kale is tender. It should be almost like seaweed, soft and pliant.
6. Season with salt & pepper

It comes out really hearty and the garlic counters the bitterness of the kale well. We had this soup with chunks of sourdough bread - yum!