Food Network: Creamed Kale with Caramelized Shallots

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Creamed Kale with Caramelized Shallots
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons finely chopped Spanish onion
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups milk, scalded
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 pounds kale, center stalk removed, and coarsely torn into pieces
Caramelized Shallots, recipe follows

Instructions
Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

Add the onions and cook until soft. Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 to 3
minutes, not allowing the mixture to obtain any color. Whisk in the warm milk and
cook until thickened. Season with nutmeg and salt and pepper, to taste. Keep warm
until ready to use.

Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the kale and cook
until tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Drain in a colander and then return to pot.
Add cream sauce and cook until flavors meld, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and
pepper, to taste. Plate creamed kale and then top with Caramelized
Shallots.

Caramelized Shallots:
6 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons sugar
10 shallots, peeled and sliced, or 40 baby onions, peeled
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Melt the butter and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots,
season with salt and pepper, and cook until they begin to brown all over, about 10
minutes.