Kale Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. kale
1 lb. potatoes
1 lb. smoked sausage
1 c. chopped onions
1/2 c. chopped carrots
2 tsp. chopped garlic
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 qt. chicken broth
3 lb. peeled, chopped tomatoes or 28 oz. whole canned tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 c. kidney beans
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Wash kale and snip leaves, cutting diagonally into wide slices (makes 6 to 7 cups lightly packed).
Wash, peel and chop potatoes. Prick and blanch sausage for 5 to 10 minutes to release fat. Drain and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
Saute onions, carrots and garlic in oil and butter until softened.
Add potatoes and broth and simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are cooked.
Mash potatoes against side of pot.
Stir in tomatoes and kidney beans. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
Add kale and sausage and cook another 5 to 10 minutes.
Season to taste.