Quick Kale With Bacon And Onions Food

QUICK KALE WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 6 minutes or until onion is tender and begins to brown.
• Add 5 cups kale, 1/4 cup broth, salt, and peppers to pan. Cover, reduce heat, and cook 4 minutes. Add remaining 5 cups kale and remaining 1/4 cup broth to pan.
• Cover and cook 16 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve with lemon wedges.

BRAISED KALE WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Wash the greens in several changes of water until no gritty soil remains on the leaves. Strip away any large, tough stems. Leave small leaves whole or tear them in half, and stack, roll, and cut larger leaves across into 1-inch-wide strips. Set aside in a large bowl.. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned and its fat is rendered, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add the onion, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes.. Raise the heat to medium-high, add a handful of kale, and toss until it is wilted. Continue adding kale by the handfuls, stirring constantly, and allowing each addition to wilt before adding more.. When all the kale is in the pan, season it with salt and pepper to taste, add a splash of water, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until the greens are nearly tender, 3 to 8 minutes, depending on the youth and freshness of the kale. It should be tender but still retain its lovely green color.

KALE WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Rinse the kale, remove the leaves, cut out the thick stems and slice the leaves into strips.
• Blanch the kale in a pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon lift the kale from the pot, drain and place immediately in a bowl of ice water.
• Pour into a colander and drain.
• Peel the onion and finely chop. In a large saucepan, cook the bacon until starting to brown. Add the onion to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally until translucent.
• Add the kale to the pan along with some broth, bring to a boil and cook until tender. Season to taste and serve as a side dish.

KALE WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add kale; cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings. In the drippings, saute onions and garlic until onion is tender. , Drain the kale; stir into onion mixture. Add the salt, pepper and reserved bacon; heat through.

QUICK KALE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Sauté bacon in large pot over medium heat until crisp and brown. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain. Discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings from pot. Add shallots and garlic to drippings. Sauté over medium-high heat until tender, about 2 minutes. Add kale and broth. Cover and cook until kale wilts and is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Uncover and cook until kale is tender and most of broth has cooked away, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer kale to bowl. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

BRAISED KALE WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook kale stems and ribs in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain. Set aside.
• Cook bacon pieces in heavy large pot over medium heat until brown and crisp, about 4 minutes. Add chopped onions and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add kale leaves, ribs and stems and sauté until leaves are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Cover and cook until kale is very tender, stirring often, about 15 minutes. Stir in vinegar. Cook mixture 2 minutes to blend flavors. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve.

QUICK KALE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Sauté bacon in large pot over medium heat until crisp and brown. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain. Discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings from pot. Add shallots and garlic to drippings. Sauté over medium-high heat until tender, about 2 minutes. Add kale and broth. Cover and cook until kale wilts and is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Uncover and cook until kale is tender and most of broth has cooked away, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer kale to bowl. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.