Mike's Kale

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 1 kg kale, fresh, picked
• 250 g onion(s), diced or cut into strips
• 250 g bacon (belly bacon), smoked, diced
• 1 liter of strong meat broth (alternatively water and stock cubes)
• 100 g oat flakes (not whole grain)
• 100 g lard without cracklings

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Wash the pulled kale thoroughly. Then chop it finely and blanch it. Discard the cooking water through a sieve and squeeze the kale dry through the sieve. Melt the lard in a saucepan and add the bacon. Cut the onions into strips or cubes and add them when the bacon is translucent. When the onions are translucent, add the strong meat broth and add the kale. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over low heat for about 1 to 1.5 hours. Thicken the excess liquid with oatmeal about 20 to 30 minutes before serving. Serve with Kasseler meat, Wellfleisch (scalded pork cheek or scalded pork belly), Bregenwurst (brew sausage), Pinkel (a kind of pork sausage), or Mettenden (a kind of sausage). Serve with boiled potatoes.