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Smoked Turkey, Navy Bean, and Kale Soup

1 smoked turkey leg
1 1/3 cups navy beans
1 celery stalk, small diced
1 med. yellow onion, small dice
1 carrot, small dice
1 bunch kale, torn into bite-sized pieces
1 bay leaf
1 tsp garam-masala
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/2 - 1 tsp cayenne, depending on how spicy you like it
7 sprigs of thyme, whole
1 tsp chicken base (or one chicken bouillion)
2 tbsp oil, (olive, canola, peanut... doesn't really matter)
6 - 8 cups water (plus more if necessary)
salt and pepper

Heat a pot over medium. Add oil to the pot and allow the oil to heat up. Once the oil is hot add the diced onions, carrots, and celery (the mirapoix) to the pot. Saute the mirapoix over medium heat until the onions have become translucent, stirring frequently. Next, add the bay leaf, thyme, garam masala, cardamom,cayenne, and beans to the the pot. Stir the mixture and saute for about 30 seconds to toast the spices in the oil. Add 6-8 cups of water, the smoked turkey leg, and chicken base. Stir the soup then turn the heat to high and bring it to a boil. Once the soup has reached a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer the soup for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. After an hour and a half, add the torn kale to the pot. Also, if the soup doesn't look so "soupy" add more water to the pot. Now is the time when you can take the turkey leg out of the pot and remove the meat from the bone to add it to the soup if you wish. If you don't want the actual meat in the soup, that's fine too. Just leave the leg in and continue to allow it to simmer with the rest of the soup. Allow the kale to cook in the soup for another 20 to 30 minutes. Taste a few of the beans to see if they are thoroughly cook. If so, taste the broth of the soup and adjust seasoning as necessary with pepper and salt. Most likely, you won't need to add salt because the chicken base and turkey leg provide plenty, but smoked turkey legs can vary in saltiness, so taste and find out! Serve hot over rice to create a whole protein or just eat it as is. Enjoy!

Recipe by Amanda Simpson
http://www.whatwereeating.com/

From post: A Rustic Bean, Kale, and Turkey Soup
http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/a-rustic-bean-kale-and-turkey-soup/