Dr. Salerno – The Silver Cloud Diet

recipe: Warm winter soup: Pork in a Kale Broth with Ginger

Too easy to do.  Too rewarding.  You’re gonna like this one.  It will soothe and nurture you.  Enjoy.

1 tablespoon extra virgin oil

2 pounds pork loin,  cut into bite sized pieces

1 bunch kale (or spinach), chopped

1 head fennel, chopped

1 bunch green onions, chopped

10 cloves garlic, smashed

8 slices fresh giner

4 cups chicken broth

3/4 cup rice wine

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 packet sugar substitute

Heat oil and brown pork until golden on all sides.  Remove meat to a plate.  Add garlic, scallions and ginger.  Stir fry a couple minutes.  Add broth, rice wine, soy sauce and meat and cook one hour.  Meanwhile, in a second pot heat a quart of water and add kale and fennel and blanch 2 minutes.  Remove and refresh under cold water.  Add vegetables to braised meat.  Heat and serve over brown rice.