It’s curly kale season in Schleswig-Holstein
I got this „small bag“ at my favourite supermarket, because I had no time to visit the weekly market where I could have bought the needed amount. I’ll make some kale chips with the remaining leaves.
Since Kim posted the recipe for Crusty and Creamy White Beans with Greens I wanted to try it with kale instead of chard. I prepared
Giant Crusty and Creamy White Beans with Curly Kale
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as a main course and was hoping one of our sons would join us. It came true and even though it was curly kale, he enjoyed it. I am a huge fan of giant beans, I used dried, soaked them over night and cooked them one day ahead.
Giant Crusty and Creamy White Beans with Curly Kale
Yield:serves 3 as a main, 6 as a side dish
This recipe works best with freshly cooked beans, which you can cook one day or two days in advance. Drain and store them in the refrigerator.
Ingredients:
- 125 grams large dried beans, freshly cooked
- 3 tablespoons clarified butter
- sea salt
- 1,5 onions, coarsely chopped; Ulrike: deeply caramelised
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 300 grams curly cale, stems trimmed, large ribs removed, washed, dried and cut into fine strips
- black pepper, freshly ground
- olive oil, for drizzling
- Parmesan cheese, freshly grated for topping
Instructions
- Drain the beans, then heat the butter over medium-high heat in the widest pan you’ve got. Add the beans in a single layer. Stir to coat the beans, then let them sit long enough to brown on one side, about 3 or 4 minutes, before turning to brown the other side, also about 3 or 4 minutes. The beans should be golden and a bit crunchy on the outside.
- Salt to taste, then add the onion an garlic and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, until the onions softens.
- Add the kale and salt to the pan and cook for less than a minute, just long enough for the kale to lose a bit of its structure.
- Remove from the heat and season to taste with a generous dose of salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan.
Ulrike: I omitted the onions and garlic and stirred in deeply caramelised onions instead when adding the kale.
total time: 30 minutes
preparation time: 15 minutes
cooking/baking time: 10 – 12 minutes
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While I am writing this blog post, both sons and their father are decorating the Christmas tree
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