This soup is delicious on a chilly day or if you have had a really long day and just want to curl up on the couch with a big, warm bowl of nourishing soup!
Yield:
3-4 main servings
Materials:
1 tbs. olive oil
2 links Hot Italian sausage
pinch Red Chili Flakes
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 large bunch curly kale, roughly chopped
1 qt. chicken stock
salt & pepper
0.5 c. reserved pasta cooking water
0.5 lb Oricchettie, cooked to al dente & drained
Procedure:
Remove sausage from casings and brown in olive oil over medium heat until cooked through. Crumble into desired size chunks, remove from oil, and set aside.
Add chopped onion to oil/sausage drippings and cook until translucent. Add kale and toss to coat with oil. Cook 2 mins. Add garlic and a pinch Red Chili Flake. Season with S & P. Cook for another minute or two. Add reserved pasta cooking water and chicken stock and throw sausage back in. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Bring up to a boil, then reduce and simmer 10 mins. Eat right away or store noodles and soup separately in the fridge and reheat as needed.
To serve, scoop a big scoop of pasta into the bottom of a bowl and top with a few ladles of soup, a drizzle of olive oil & a dusting of Parmesan cheese. Delicious with some buttered baguette or crusty bread alongside.
Results:
Deliziosa! I ate for
Discussion:
Kale, especially curly, is great in soup because it holds its texture and doesn't get mushy. The soup is yummy on the first night, but is even better the next day. Sorry for the white highlighting...I can't get it to go away, but I think it is kinda fun.
