On 12/16/2012 6:28 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:05:03 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> Kale. It's true. Never ate it until last night. Oh I've been around the
>> block and had spinach, collards, nettle, every lettuce known to mankind,
>> grape leaves, celery leaves you name it. But never kale.
>>
>> So I decided to go crazy since they actually had kale in my local produce
>> deprived market. I could not believe my eyes. You only live once I
>> thought. So I chose Mama SFs sausage soup recipe. I made it just like the
>> recipe posted but used kale instead of spinach and since I had organic
>> chicken stock on hand I used that. Used my big 11 cup Cuisinart to
>> perfectly chop the kale after removing the stems. Total prep time 10
>> minutes. Total cook time 40 minutes. Cool down 10 minutes. On the table
>> after 1 hour. I chose crushed Cento San Marzano tomatoes in a can and boy
>> did they add a lot of flavor and were worth the extra cost.
>>
>> The soup was quite tasty, spicy, rich and delicious. I am glad I chose kale
>> because it had a nice mouth feel. Yielding yet firm. And after 1 hour I
>> have this delightful buzz on my gums. My teeth feel like I just brushed
>> them. I expect to find the soup even better tomorrow of course. You need
>> to use a really spicey sausage or add a lot of red pepper to make it all
>> work. Pepper is key.
>>
>> It's a keeper. I will make it often.
> Another convert
> --
> Politicians are like sperm.
> One in a million turn out to be an actual human being.
I too came to Kale late but I did not like the bitter stuff and will not
try again unless it turns up as a minor ingredient of soup.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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