Braised Kale
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 side dish servings
- Total: 22 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 12 min
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups thinly sliced onions
1 teaspoon salt
12 turns freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons minced garlic
8 cups (firmly packed) torn and stemmed kale pieces
2 cups Basic Chicken Stock, recipe follows
Splash cider vinegar
Basic Chicken Stock:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, peeled and quartered
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 head garlic, cut in 1/2
1 bouquet garni
2 pounds raw chicken bones, rinsed in cold water
4 quarts cold water
Salt and pepper
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the onions, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, kale, and stock and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes; add a splash of cider vinegar in the last minute of cooking. Remove from the heat. Serve immediately.
Basic Chicken Stock:
- In a large stock pot, over high heat, add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions, carrots, and celery. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 2 hours. Remove the stock from the heat and skim off any scum that is on the surface. Strain the stock through a large fine-mesh sieve. Discard the bones and vegetables.