Holstein-style kale

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 3 kg kale
• 3 onions, chopped
• 250 g lard
• Salt
• 1 liter of water
• 600 g lean pork belly
• 600 g smoked pork
• 6 Mettwurst, smoked
• 1 kg jacket potatoes, boiled
• Clarified butter for frying
• 4 tsp sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 3 hours; Total time approx. 3 hours 50 minutes

Wash the kale several times, drain, remove the stalks, and chop finely. Blanch in salted water. Sauté the onions in the lard until translucent. Toss the kale in the lard and season with salt. Pour in 1 liter of water and cook for about 1-2 hours. Cook the pork belly and smoked pork for about 1 hour, and the sausages for about 1/2 hour on top of the cabbage. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and let them cool. Heat the clarified butter in 2 large pans. Fry the potatoes, turning frequently, until golden brown on all sides. Season with salt and caramelize with the sugar. Slice the meat and serve with the potatoes and kale.