portuguese kale soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 medium white waxy potatoes, like yukon golds, peeled and diced
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4-6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 - bay leaves, fresh or dried
• 1 pound kale, coarsely chopped
• - coarse salt and pepper
• 1 can (15-ounce) garbanzos (chick peas), drained and rinsed
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 pound diced chourico, casing removed
• 1 quart chicken broth
• - warm, crusty bread