Sweet Sausage Soup

Soup, Glorious Soup...

What you'll need:

• 4-6 stalks of Kale, Picked Over, Cleaned, And Torn Into Bite Sized Pieces
• 10-12 whole Red Potatos, Sliced Thin
• 1 whole Onion, Chopped
• 1-1/2 pound Italian, sweet, or maple Sausage
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (more To Taste)
• 2 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
• 4 cups of Milk (recipe called for whole but I used 1%)
• 2 cups Half-and-half
• 2 Tbs of Sour Cream
• 1 Tbs of Dried Oregano
• Black Pepper To Taste
• 4-6 dashes of Hot sauce- I used Tapatillo. 

How to make it:

1. Pull the kale of the stalks and tear into bite sized pieces. 

-Wash and drain in salad spinner, if you have one, then set it aside.

2. Slice the red potatoes into thin slices. 

-Add the potatoes to a medium pot, add enough water the potatoes by approximately 1  inch of water and salt the water with approx. 1 tbs of sea salt. If tasted, the water should taste like the ocean. Cook potatoes until tender. Drain and set aside.

3. In a large pot, crumble and brown the sausage. Drain as much as the fat as you can (Tip: If you didn't use sweet or maple sausage, add some honey or agave to give the meat a sweet taste). 

-Stir in the red pepper flakes, oregano, chicken broth, milk, and half-and-half. Simmer for 30 minutes.

4. Give it a taste and adjust seasonings as needed. 

-Add the hot sauce, add the potatoes, sour cream, then stir in the kale. 

-Simmer an additional 10-15 minutes, then serve.

* I found this recipe and pictures on thepioneerwoman.com, then massaged and  adjusted the recipe to better fit my tastes.