Photo: Swiss Chard and Golden Raisins Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds (the average weight of 2 bundles) red Swiss chard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (1 1/2 turns around the pan in a slow stream) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/8 pound, 2 slices, pancetta or bacon, chopped
- 1 small yellow skinned onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup (2 handfuls) golden raisins
- 14 ounces chicken stock or broth
- Coarse salt
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, a couple pinches ground or equivalent of freshly grated
Directions
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Coarsely chop the greens of clean red chard. Add oil, pancetta, and chopped onion to the pan and cook 2 or 3 minutes until onions begin to soften and pancetta is lightly browned. Add chopped chard to pan in large bunches, adding remaining chard as the greens wilt.
Sprinkle in raisins, pour in broth and season with salt and nutmeg. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat and simmer greens 10 to 15 minutes until greens are no longer bitter and you are ready to serve. Raisins will plump as the dish cooks through.
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By pkd99
on December 12, 2012
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I loved this. I'm a great fan of greens and hadn't yet found a favorite Swiss Chard recipe, until now. I worried about the raisins, as I sometimes find them distracting, but golden raisins are so subtle compared to the purple ones, and they do plump up and go so well with the chard. I left out the pancetta/bacon since I didn't have it, and it was still really good. My only question was 14 oz of broth, which seemed like way too much; I only added 6 oz max. It also didn't say to cover it after adding the broth, but I did, and cooked til just tender. Know that you need close to 1 bunch per person - 2 bunches for 3 of us made small but adequate servings.
By elliecooks
Chattanooga, TN
on May 12, 2011
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I couldn't find Swiss Chard, so I substituted 2 bags of spinach. Next time I'll just use one cup of broth. It was a hit with my family!!! Nice compliment to the Ham and Fontina Fritatta.
By seyhanay_12810660
Philadelphia
on April 17, 2010
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Excellent way to cook a very healty vegetable such as swiss Chard, the golden raisins are adding nice sweetness to the dish.
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