Curly Kale With Bacon Recipes

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.

GARLIC BACON KALE RECIPE (HOW TO COOK KALE)

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp over medium heat. Remove bacon and set aside reserving drippings.
• Reduce heat to medium low and cook onion in the drippings until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add kale and garlic stirring until cooked, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

KALE WITH GARLIC AND BACON

Steps:

• Stack a few kale leaves and roll lengthwise into a cigar shape. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips with a sharp knife. Repeat with remaining leaves.
• Cook bacon in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, then transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Pour off and discard all but 3 tablespoons fat from pot, then cook garlic in remaining fat over moderately low heat, stirring, until pale golden, about 30 seconds. Add kale (pot will be full) and cook, turning with tongs, until wilted and bright green, about 1 minute. Add water and simmer, partially covered, until just tender, 6 to 10 minutes. Toss with bacon and salt and pepper to taste.

STIR-FRIED CURLY KALE WITH CHILLI & GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wok, then add the kale and a couple tbsp water. Season, then stir-fry for 5-8 mins, adding the garlic and chilli for the final 2 mins. When the kale is tender and a vibrant green, remove from the heat and serve.

KALE SAUTéED WITH BACON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Cut the bacon strips into pieces or lardons.
• In a large skillet heat the oil over medium heat and add a knob of butter. Add the bacon and cook until browned. Remove the bacon to a plate with paper towel to drain.
• Add the chopped onion to the skillet and cook until softened.
• Place the kale and garlic in the skillet and stir into the onion. Cook until softened, for about 5 minutes.
• Before serving, sprinkle with the cooked bacon.

BACON, KALE AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Slice the Leeks.
• If you have bought kurly kale that isn't trimmed, trim it now, disposing of any woody stalks.
• Chop the bacon if necessary. With buying the mis shapes packs of bacon, sometimes it does need to be chopped, other times it is already in small enough pieces.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and another tbsp in a large saucepan (large enough to hold all that kale).
• Cook the bacon in the frying pan until done to your liking, some people like it crisped, some prefer it just cooked enough.
• Cook the leeks in the saucepan, over a low heat, so that they soften rather than brown.
• About 4 or 5 minutes before you think the bacon is done, put 3/4 of the kale into the saucepan with the leeks, stir and pop a lid on until the bacon is finished.
• When the bacon is done, tip it into the saucepan with the leeks and kale and add the rest of the kale. Stir to mix, the heat will be enough enough to wilt that last addition of kale.
• The bacon usually provides enough saltiness and the kale enough pepperiness, but taste and season if you think it is necessary.
• You could use any other dark green leafy vegetable depending on what is on offer. Spinach, Spring greens, green cabbage, anything like that. And you could substitute onions for the leeks if you wished.

KALE & SMOKY BACON PASTA

Steps:

• Boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta following pack instructions.
• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the lardons for a few mins until golden and a little crisp. Stir in the garlic, red chilli and pine nuts, then cook for 1 min more until the garlic and chilli are softened and the pine nuts just toasted.
• Turn up the heat and add the kale to the pan with a splash of water, cover and cook for 3-4 mins until wilted. Drain the cooked pasta and add to the pan with the cream cheese and lemon juice. Toss together, taste, and season with black pepper.

CURLY KALE WITH BACON

Steps:

• 1. Soften onions in oil, add garlic and bacon 2. When the bacon is cooked add the kale and stir to coat in juices and to ensure the onion and bacon are evenly distributed throughout the dish 3. Cook until kale is reduced (less than 5 minutes)