Kale stew

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg kale (frozen, roughly chopped)
• 2 onions (diced)
• 300 g bacon, lean, smoked belly bacon (diced)
• 750 g potatoes (diced)
• 750 ml vegetable stock
• 4 smoked Mettwurst sausages (sliced)
• 4 slices of smoked pork
• 2 tbsp mustard, hot
• lard
• Salt
• pepper
• ½ tsp caraway seeds, crushed

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

after Grandma Gertrud

Peel and dice the onions, remove the rind from the bacon (it will be cooked with the bacon and discarded later), cut the bacon into small cubes, and slice the mettwurst. Peel and dice the potatoes. Set these aside in a little water. Heat plenty of lard in a large pot, brown the bacon and diced onions, add the frozen kale, pour in 500 ml of stock, and simmer for at least 45 minutes. Place the mettwurst slices on top, add the potato cubes with the water, the ground caraway seeds, and 250 ml of stock, and simmer for another 30 minutes. Mix everything thoroughly, remove the rind, stir in the mustard, and season with salt and pepper. Place the smoked pork slices on top and let simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. If the kale pot is too runny, simply add a little less liquid when adding the potatoes or stir in a cup of oatmeal.