Spicy Autumn Soup | Post 3

Our First Sit Down Around Our Table Just The Two Of Us Dinner

ps. the kitchen sink

 Mornings are beginning to have a nice chill and evenings smell like wood, which is the precise time I start to really crave soup.  With joy in my heart I prepared this favorite of ours... and it turned out to be one of the sweatiest days in August yet.  Ha!  Oh well.  Caleb still ate two-and-a-half bowls like a Autumn Angel at its finest.

pc. the kitchen sink

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Butter or oil
1 onion, sliced into thin rings

1-2 pounds of your favorite sausage, cooked in crumbles or slices (I used half italian sausage, half Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage)

4-8 cups of chicken broth (if you use less chicken broth, you'll need to add a few cups of water.)

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Onion Powder

Garlic Powder

Fresh or Dried Parsley

Salt + Pepper (1 teaspoon of each)

1-2 Large Sweet Potatoes, cubed

5-7 Kale stalks, chopped into strips


ONE: Heat about two tablespoons of oil/butter in soup pot.  Add the onion rings and cook for a few minutes.

TWO: Add the rest of the ingredients except the kale (all the spices are "to taste," but start with 1 tablespoon or so.)

THREE: Let the pot simmer with the lid on until boiling.  Remove the lid and add kale (if you do it sooner the leaves get kind of slimy and weird-texture-y.)  Simmer with lid off until you're ready to eat and potatoes are cooked! 

ps.  It's a wonderful idea to add some grated mozzarella or parmesan cheese when served.

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It's spicy, it's different, it's cozy, it's filling, it's best reheated the next day once all the flavors have spent the night together (sinners.), it's just a really good, easy little soup.