Italian Sausage With Kale And Beans

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups dried cannellini beans, soaked overnight & drained
• 1/2 lb sweet italian turkey sausage
• 2 onions, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb kale, center rib removed & roughly choped
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• parmesan cheese, to top

Recipe

• 1 simmer beans in large pot of water for 30 min, or until soft; set aside a little of the cooking liquid, drain beans, & set aside.
• 2 in small sauce pan, combine stock, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes, and bring to a boil.
• 3 in large stock pot, brown the sausage; remove with slotted spoon & set on paper towels to drain.
• 4 add onions & garlic to the pot & saute until translucent.
• 5 add beans, kale, sausage, and sauce back to the pot.
• 6 cook until kale has wilted and sauce has thickened.
• 7 add reserved bean cooking liquid (to help thicken).
• 8 serve with parmesan to top.