Kale and Good Mother Stallard Bean Stew

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup dried Good Mother Stallard beans, picked over, rinsed, soaked and drained
• 1/2 small yellow onion
• 1 carrot, cut in half crosswise
• 1 celery stalk, cut in half crosswise
• Kosher salt, to taste
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 large shallots, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, diced
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 bunch kale, center ribs and stems removed, leaves blanched and roughly chopped
• 1 Tbs. sherry vinegar
• 2 Tbs. chopped mixed fresh herbs, such as tarragon, parsley and chives