Ham & Potato Soup | Rich & Creamy Recipes | Fatworks

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cooking fat of choice (we recommend Fatworks Leaf Lard or Wild Boar Lard)
• 1⁄2 medium yellow onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 large leek, white and light green part only, thinly sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 3 cups red potatoes, skin-­on, 1⁄2 ­inch dice
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 8 ounces cooked ham, 1⁄4­ inch dice
• 2 cups kale, tightly packed, torn into small pieces (about 1⁄2 bunch)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
• Red pepper flakes, optional