kale and potato soup

By martha-2

Ingredients

• 1 medium yellow onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil(See note below.)
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium leek or enough shallots to make 1/2 cup, sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 3 large red or white (thin skinned, but not Yukon Gold) potatoes (1 1/2 pounds)
• 4 cups of aromatic homemade chicken or beef broth (See note below.)
• 1 smoked pork chop, or 1 cup chopped Black Forest ham or smoked turkey (optional, but nice)
• 1 stalk of celery and a handful of celery leaves (or whatever you have)
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon fresh marjoram leaves
• 1 good-sized bunch of green Swiss chard or kale
• A generous handful of parsley leaves
• Black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

es 4, or 2 very generously as dinner, with leftovers
1 medium yellow onion
2 tablespoons olive oil(See note below.)
2 bay leaves
Salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium leek or enough shallots to make ½ cup, sliced
2 cloves of garlic
3 large red or white (thin skinned, but not Yukon Gold) potatoes (1 ½ pounds)
4 cups of aromatic homemade chicken or beef broth (See note below.)
1 smoked pork chop, or 1 cup chopped Black Forest ham or smoked turkey (optional, but nice)
1 stalk of celery and a handful of celery leaves (or whatever you have)
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon fresh marjoram leaves
1 good-sized bunch of green Swiss chard or kale
A generous handful of parsley leaves
Black pepper
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