(*) Pinkelwurst: fat Grützwurst with bacon and spices, stuffed in thicker casing. Bremen specialty with kale.
It is best to rinse the fresh kale the day before and pull the curly leaves from the thick stalks.
Tear the leaves into small pieces and discard the stalks. Dry the leaves well (with a kitchen towel, in a salad spinner or a large kitchen towel).
Cut the bacon into very small cubes. In a very large saucepan, as wide as possible, heat the lard and fry the bacon cubes in it.
Next, add the kale to the saucepan in batches and drop together over high heat until the next unit fits.
Add a tiny bit of water or clear soup if needed, but usually the kale leaves form enough liquid. Add the stock cube. Then chop the onion and crush the peeled garlic clove with a little salt, add both to the cabbage. Cover and cook for about 2 hours. Leave to rest for one night.
The next day, warm up the kale, put the sausages, the smoked sausages and the pinkel sausages (pierced several times with a fork) in the saucepan, cover with kale and cook at low temperature for 1 hour. Season with salt, pepper and a little sugar.
Rinse the potatoes and boil them in salted water, then peel them. In a frying pan melt a little butter, add the sugar and cook until light brown.