Kale Fehntjer style

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 bag of frozen kale (750 g)
• 2 m.-sized onion(s)
• e.g. instant broth (cubes, for 1 l water)
• 200 g ham, diced
• 1 cup oat groats
• Clarified butter
• 4 sausages (cabbage sausages) or smoked pork

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

This is how we have been preparing kale for decades

Roughly dice the onions and sauté in clarified butter in a large pot until translucent. Add the ham cubes and sauté briefly. Then add the frozen kale and a good handful (or a teacupful) of oat groats, pour in 1 liter of water, and add the stock cubes. Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. After 30 minutes, add the sausages or smoked pork and simmer for another half hour. Depending on the type of kale, it may need to simmer a little longer, but in most cases this is sufficient. Potatoes are traditionally eaten with this dish. Tip: If you don’t like it too salty, use half the amount of stock per liter of water. This is particularly advisable if you’re cooking a large amount of meat, as otherwise it can become too salty. You can always add more salt.