Quick kale broth/tea

On those days when you've run out of bone broth and suddenly need a cup, try this. It's not nearly as good, but will do in a pinch, also good for getting your greens in...

Quick Kale Broth

Ingredients

2 tablespoons ghee
(or 1 tb ghee and one tb olive oil)
(or 1 tb ghee and the drippings from a batch of roasted chicken or beef)
1 heaping teaspoon Bernard Jensen beef gelatin
1 large or 2 small garlic cloves
ribs from at least 1 bunch of kale (or any hard greens)
1 carrot
1 stalk celery
1 small to medium onion

Warm the fat in a smallish stock pot (the size for spaghetti or a Dutch oven sort of size rather than the giant thing for beef broth). Chop the onion and add it to the pan. Gently saute it for about 15 minutes. At about 12 or 13 minutes crush the garlic and add that. Coarsely chop the carrot, celery, and add it to the pan, coat well with the ghee/onion/garlic mixture. Add the kale ribs. Pour in enough water to make a pot of broth. Bring to a boil, add the gelatin and mix well, then simmer about 30-45 minutes.

Remove the kale ribs and serve with the vegetables.

This also does well as a base for soups, although there's less bone-happy goodness in it.