Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 2 shallots, small diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 medium carrots, diced
  • 4 ounces cremini mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 3 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 15-ounce can white beans (like Great Northern), drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary
  • 1/4 bunch kale, stems removed and leaves torn or roughly chopped (should yield about 2 packed cups)
  • 1 pound sausage (like kielbasa or chorizo)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Crushed red pepper flakes
  • Parmesan cheese

Method

  • Heat a few tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the shallots and season with salt and pepper; cook down until almost transparent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and a pinch of the red pepper flakes. Season and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened.
  • Add the wine and use it to loosen and scrape up all the awesome brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Cook until the liquid is reduced slightly.
  • Add the stock, beans, and rosemary. Bring to a boil, and then add the kale. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • While the soup is cooking, brown the sausage in a medium pan. If crumbled, add directly to the soup. If linked, transfer to a cutting board. Thinly slice crosswise, stir into the soup.
  • Serve with a sprinkling Parmesan cheese. Plus bread - you're no fool.