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Any recipes to share with? Is there a way to cook kale or similar vegetables such as collard greens, Swiss chard, in a delicious way? That means not just steaming or boiling.
MRBookworm made this one last summer and we liked it a whole lot. It makes a lot, though, just so you know; a good choice for a big family, maybe not so much for just one or two people, unless you want to eat it for days afterward.
Sausage, Kale, and Lentil Soup
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound hot sausage, bulk or casing removed
1 onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped, leafy tops reserved
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
1 large Idaho (russet) potato, peeled and chopped into small dice
1 Fresno or Holland chile pepper, thinly sliced or finely chopped
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves picked and finely chopped
2 large cloves garlic, chopped or sliced
1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bundle Tuscan, black, or dinosaur kale, stemmed and very thinly sliced
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 cup white wine
Freshly grated nutmeg
1 3/4 cups lentils
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups water
Directions
In a soup pot or large Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Add the sausage, breaking it into pieces, and cook until lightly brown. Add the onions, celery, carrots, potato, chile pepper, rosemary, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper, and cook to soften, 8 to10 minutes.
Wilt in the kale, and season the kale leaves with a little freshly grated nutmeg. Stir in the tomato paste for 30 seconds, then add white wine. Cook to reduce by 1/2 and stir in the lentils, stock, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer the soup until the lentils are tender, about 35-45 minutes. Serve immediately or cool, store, and reheat. Serve with chopped celery greens, to garnish.
He developed a variant on that without the lentils and using Italian sausage that is also excellent. I don't find it in the recipes folder on my computer, so I'll poke him in the morning to write it up.
Any recipes to share with? Is there a way to cook kale or similar vegetables such as collard greens, Swiss chard, in a delicious way? That means not just steaming or boiling.
More recipes here - including another FABULOUS soup recipe.
1 lb hot Italian Sausage links
1 qt chicken broth
3-5 potatoes (depending on size) diced
1/2 cup diced onions (1 medium)
1 bunch of kale, stemmed and chopped fine
1 cup milk or cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Brown links, and slice. Put link slices, broth, onions and potatoes into a pan.
Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, and let cook until potatoes are tender (15-20 minutes)
Add kale, and let simmer for another 10 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper
Add milk or cream, bring back to simmer and serve.
You can make Colcannon with kale instead of cabbage ...
1 pound potatoes -- sliced
2 medium parsnips -- peeled, sliced
2 medium leeks
1 cup milk
1 pound kale
1/2 teaspoon mace
2 dashes garlic powder -- or to taste
1 dash salt
1 dash black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1 bunch parsley
Cook the potatoes and parsnips in water until tender. While these are cooking, chop leeks (greens as well as whites) and simmer in the milk until soft. Next, cook the kale and have warm and well chopped.
Drain the potatoes, season with mace, garlic, salt and pepper, and beat well. Add the cooked leeks and milk (be careful not to break down the leeks too much).
Blend in the kale and butter. The texture should be like a smooth-buttery potato with pieces of leek and kale. Garnish with parsley.
Crock pot - can also be made by cooking layered vegetables, starting with potatoes, in a slow-cooker. Drain vegetables, blend with milk and butter as above and garnish with parsley.
Or a hearty vegetable soup (published in the New York Daily News, 01-05-2000) ...
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion -- chopped
4 large garlic cloves -- minced
3 stalks celery -- chopped
1 1/2 quarts chicken stock
1 can chopped tomatoes - (28 oz) -- with juice
3 medium carrots -- chopped
2 medium potatoes -- diced
1 tablespoon mixed herbs - (to 2 tbspns), such as basil, thyme, marjoram, etc.
1 can beans of your choice -- drained, rinsed
6 cups greens, such as spinach and/or kale, collards, mustard, dandelion, or escarole
1/4 cup chopped parsley
Salt -- to taste
black pepper -- to taste
In a large soup pot, add oil and cook onions, garlic and celery over medium heat until onions are soft. Add stock and tomatoes, bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
Add carrots, potatoes, herbs and beans and cook till carrots and potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes.
Add greens and parsley and cook till greens are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
You can add just about anything to this soup and it will be fine -- different vegetables like peas (frozen or fresh), cooked meats (sausage, ham, chicken, steak or pork, etc.), tofu cubes, pasta. It's up to you.
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RE: How to make tasty dish with Kale?
