Beet Greens W Bacon Onion Recipes

SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS BEET GREENS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the beet greens, and cook uncovered until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain in a colander, then immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes until cold to stop the cooking process. Once the greens are cold, drain well, and coarsely chop.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the greens until oil and garlic is evenly distributed. Season with salt and pepper. Cook just until greens are hot; serve with lemon wedges.

QUICK-BRAISED GREENS AND BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Prepare the greens: Cut the tough stems out of the greens and discard. Stack the leaves, roll tightly crosswise and slice into 3/4-inch-wide ribbons. Transfer to a large bowl, cover with cold water and swish to remove grit. Transfer greens to a colander, cleaning them a second time if the water remaining in the bowl is visibly dirty.
• Cook 2 bacon slices in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium heat, turning occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer the cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Meanwhile, cut the remaining 2 bacon slices crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips.
• Add the 1/4-inch bacon strips to the hot bacon fat and cook, stirring, until the fat in the bacon strips starts to render, about 1 minute. Add the onion and a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until golden brown around the edges, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sage and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the stock, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer, 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium, add the greens, season with salt and pepper and stir until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Cover and cook until tender with a little bite, about 3 minutes.
• Uncover and add the beans and hot sauce. Stir until the beans are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among serving dishes and crumble the cooked bacon slices on top. Serve with more hot sauce.

BEET GREENS AND KALE SAUTEED WITH BACON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over low heat. Cook and stir bacon until browned and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir beet stems and kale into the skillet. Cover skillet and cook until kale wilts, about 3 minutes. Add beet greens. Cover and cook until bright green and wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

BEETS AND GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Rub the beets with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and place onto prepared baking sheet. Place in preheated oven, and bake until the beets can be easily pierced with a fork, 20 to 60 minutes depending on size. When done, allow to cool on the baking sheet until cool enough to handle, then remove and discard the skin, and cut the beets into wedges or slices.
• Meanwhile, cut the beet greens in to 1/4 inch wide ribbons. Heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion; cook and stir until it begins to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes. Once the onions have begun to caramelize, stir in the beet greens and cook until they wilt. Add the beet slices and continue cooking until heated through. Season with sea salt and pepper before serving.

BEET GREENS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut greens off beets; discard stems and chop leaves. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium until golden brown, 6 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate; pour off all but 1 teaspoon fat from skillet. Add scallions and cook until softened, 1 minute. In two batches, add beet leaves and cook until tender, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in bacon.

BEET GREENS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium high heat till it stops sizzling.
• Add onions and reduce the heat to medium-low.
• Cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes.
• Add the thyme, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper, and vinegar stir well to combine.
• Cook for 5-15 more minute.
• Add beet greens just to wilt.

BEET GREENS WITH BACON AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat, cook bacon in olive oil until starting to lightly brown, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add chopped onion and continue to cook until onion is translucent and starts to brown lightly, another 3- 4 minutes.
• Add beet greens and roasted beets (if using), water and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until greens start to wilt.
• Add balsamic vinegar and continue to cook until greens have wilted, about another 3-4 minutes and liquid has evaporated slightly. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to serving bowl and offer additional balsamic at the table, if desired.

BEET GREENS WITH BACON AND ONION

Steps:

• Heat the oil on medium-high heat.
• Saute the garlic and onion until they are translucent.
• Reduce heat to medium and add the beet greens.
• Stir until all the greens are wilted and heated.
• Add the white wine and bacon.
• Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Serve with salt and fresh ground black pepper.

BEET GREENS

Steps:

• 1. Wash greens; drain. Wash and drain again. Cut away any woody stems ... you can keep the soft tender stems, just cut them into 1" pieces. Cut greens into pieces. Set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet, fry the bacon until it renders about a tbsp. of fat, and the bacon becomes nicely browned. (I used the pre-cooked turkey bacon, and just chopped it, and saute'd it a bit in a tsp. of olive oil and a tbsp of butter).
• 3. Lower your heat, so the onion and garlic don't burn! Add the chopped onion, stirring for about 5 - 7 minutes, until onion begins to soften and brown. Add minced garlic and stir well for about a minute - don't let garlic burn! Add water, sugar and red pepper.
• 4. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to loosen any particles of onion/garlic/bacon from bottom of the pan (deglazing the pan). Add the cut-up greens, stir well to coat w/ the water mixture, cover, lower heat to low, and allow to simmer for anywhere from 5 - 15 minutes, depending on desired doneness and tenderness.
• 5. Add a splash of vinegar (about 1 - 2 tbsp.), stir through, and serve hot.

BEET GREENS AND GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATO AND ONION

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in hot oil until browned, about 10 minutes. Cook and stir green beans with onion until lightly brown. Add beet greens, tomato, and garlic. Continue cooking until beet greens are wilted. Sprinkle thyme and red pepper flakes over vegetables. Stir in water, vinegar, salt, and pepper.

BEET GREENS W/ BACON & ONION

Steps:

• Heat the oil on medium-high heat.
• Saute the garlic and onion until they are translucent.
• Reduce heat to medium and add the beet greens.
• Stir until all the greens are wilted and heated.
• Add the white wine and bacon.
• Cook for another 2-3 minutes.