Curried Sausage And Kale

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 red onion
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 carrot
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb bulk italian sausage
• 1 bunch kale
• 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup israeli couscous (pearl)

Recipe

• 1 place onion, celery and carrot into a food processor and fine chop.
• 2 chop kale into 1" pieces and set aside in a bowl.
• 3 saute the mixture with the olive oil in a large sauce pot (at least 4qt.) until onions are soft at med-high temperature (about 5 minutes).
• 4 add sausage to mixture, and cook until done (break up the sausage and mix into the mirepoix so that it has a fine texture).
• 5 add kale to the mixture. saute kale until it turns bright green (about 1-2 minutes).
• 6 turn heat to high. add stock, curry powder and vinegar and bring to a boil.
• 7 add israeli couscous and return to a boil.
• 8 turn heat down to low and simmer until couscous is done (about 20 minutes).
• 9 set aside for approximately 5 minutes and serve.