Beans and Greens Alla Vodka Alla Root Radical

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 yellow onion (or the whites of a whole slew of green onions as the case may be) finely chopped
4 garlic cloves finely chopped
salt to taste
1 lil can tomato paste
¼ cup vodka
½ teaspoon red-pepper flakes
1 can white kidney beans, navy beans, or chick peas drained but not rinsed
1 bag kale coarsely chopped (remove ribs if you have a podcast you're listening to)
¼ cup heavy cream, soya milk, or coconut milk (i feel like oat milk might be a bridge too far)
grated parmesan as needed

For added flair, put the red pepper flakes in the vodka a few minutes before starting to pull more zest out of the pepper flakes.
In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Add the onion and garlic, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste, vodka and red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, until the tomato paste is a shade darker and starts to stick to the bottom of the pot, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add 1 cup of water, the beans and the kale, season with salt and bring to a simmer. Might take a bit of gentle folding to encourage that kale to get in there and shrink a bit. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer, cover, and cook until the liquid is flavorful and the kale is tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the heavy cream. Taste and if it needs more salt, stir in some grated Parmesan. Serve with more Parmesan on top.
You can serve this by itself, on pasta or rice, or with a side of crusty bread! Delish.