Kicked Up Greens Recipes

KICKED-UP GROUND PORK WITH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Combine pork, 1 teaspoon black pepper, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl. Add to hot oil and fry until browned, about 3 minutes. Add green beans.
• Combine chicken stock, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chile-garlic sauce, vinegar, garlic, and sugar in a bowl and whisk together. Add to pork and green bean mixture. Bring to a boil. Cook until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer until green beans are tender, about 5 minutes more.

KICKIN' COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, crumble and return to the pan. Add onion, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until just fragrant. Add collard greens, and fry until they start to wilt.
• Pour in chicken broth, and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until greens are tender.

KICKED UP COLE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together all the slaw ingredients. Allow to sit in refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving. Serve alone or on top of sandwiches.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• To prepare the greens: cut away the tough stalks and stems from the collards, and discard any leaves that are bruised or yellow. Fill the sink with water and salt (the salt helps to remove any impurities). Wash the collards thoroughly to remove the grit, 2 or 3 times, until the water runs clear. Dry thoroughly. Stack up several leaves and hand shred them into ribbon-like pieces (chiffonade). Repeat until all the leaves are shredded.
• Coat a 6-quart stockpot with olive oil and place over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, stir to coat, then add the ham hocks and bay leaves; cook about 8 minutes. Pack in the greens, pushing them down into the pot. Add the broth, vinegar, sugar, and red pepper flakes.
• Bring up to a hard boil for 10 minutes, until greens start to wilt. Turn the greens over with a wooden spoon, do not stir. Lower to a gentle boil, cover the pot, and let cook for 45 minutes. Taste the "pot liquor" (broth) and check the seasoning, add seasoned salt. Cover and let cook for 15 more minutes.

KICKED UP GREENS

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, add everything but the greens. Cook until onions begin to soften. Add greens. Cook until greens are desired tenderness.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE KICKED UP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter and olive oil over medium high heat in a large frying pan.
• Add onions, celery, garlic and mushrooms,1 tsp of the salt.
• 1/2 teaspoons pepper.
• Saute about 5-6 minutes until the vegetables have softened.
• Add both cans of soup. Mix well and remove from heat.
• Rinse the green beans well and set in colander to drain.
• In a large bowl, combine the green beans, shredded cheese and soup/veggie mix. Add 1/2 of your fried onion rings.
• Pour mixture into a buttered casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with the remaining onion rings.
• Put back in oven for about 5-10 minutes until the onions have browned slightly.

KICKED UP LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• Place the romaine in a large salad bowl. Arrange the egg slices on top. Top with tomatoes. mix the corn, beans and onions and spoon on top of the tomatoes. Toss the avocados with lime juice and spoon over the corn layer.
• For dressing, in a bowl, mix the mayo, salsa, lime juice, cumin and chili powder. Stir in cilantro. Spoon over avocados spreading to sides of bowl. You can garnish with olives and cheese if you want.

CORN WITH A KICK

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or cast iron skillet, saute onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Stir in the corn, tomato, salt, pepper and cayenne. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. ,