Curried Sausage And Kale - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 red onion
1 stalk celery
1 carrot
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb bulk Italian sausage
1 bunch kale
2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups water
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 cup israeli couscous (pearl)

Preparation

Place onion, celery and carrot into a food processor and fine chop.
Chop kale into 1\" pieces and set aside in a bowl.
Saute the mixture with the olive oil in a large sauce pot (at least 4qt.) until onions are soft at med-high temperature (about 5 minutes).
Add sausage to mixture, and cook until done (break up the sausage and mix into the mirepoix so that it has a fine texture).
Add kale to the mixture. Saute kale until it turns bright green (about 1-2 minutes).
Turn heat to high. Add stock, curry powder and vinegar and bring to a boil.
Add Israeli couscous and return to a boil.
Turn heat down to low and simmer until couscous is done (about 20 minutes).
Set aside for approximately 5 minutes and serve.