Hickory Wood Smoked Sausage Potato Soup

This is hearty comfort food.  Incredibly creamy, satisfying and delicious.

Ingredients

—5 Links: Queen City Sausage Beef Smoked Sausage.  Sliced

—2 LBS Baby Yukon Gold potatoes. Quartered

—5 Cups Chicken stock

—2 TBLS Olive oil

—1 Onion.  Diced

—5 Garlic cloves.  Minced

—3/4 Cup Heavy cream

—4 Cups Shredded kale

—1 TBLS Flour

—5 Cups Chicken stock

—1/2 TSP All purpose flour

—1/2 TSP Dried oregano

—1/2 TSP Smoked paprika

Directions

1. Large stock pot.  Medium - low heat.  Add olive oil

2. Add the onions and garlic.  Salt and pepper, paprika, and oregano

3. Add in the sausage to brown

4. Microwave the potatoes for :70 sec.

5. Add the chicken stock

6. Add in the potatoes to the stock pot.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce to a simmer for about 30 minutes, until potatoes are soft

7. Mix the cream and flour.  Add to the stock pot

8. Add in the kale.  Cook for 5 more minutes