German Style Kale
Created by Dreamer_in_Ontario on October 3, 2011
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #289
Ingredients
- 1 (28 ounce) can kale (796 ml)
- Bacon drippings (3 to 4 tablespoons, or schmaltz)
- 2 onions, diced
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 pound bacon (smoked streaky bacon not slices-purchase a piece of smoked bacon from a deli)
- 1 large potato, peeled and grated
- 1 to 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 4 smoked pork chops (or 4 small smoked sausages)
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat up schmaltz or bacon drippings in a large saucepan.
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Step 2: Add diced onion and saute until soft.
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Step 3: Add kale and saute for a few minutes.
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Step 4: Add salt, broth and smoked bacon.
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Step 5: Cover saucepan and warm up mixture on medium heat for 5 minutes (do not cook longer).
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Step 6: Add the grated potato and cook for a few minutes until thickened.
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Step 7: Remove bacon and keep warm.
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Step 8: Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
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Step 9: Place the smoked pork chops and/or sausages on the Kale mixture and allow to simmer on low for 15 minutes.
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Step 10: Slice the bacon and place the kale, meat and bacon on a serving dish.
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Step 11: May be served with boiled potatoes or home fries.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (354.4 g)
- Calories 556.8
- Total Fat - 36.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.9 g
- Cholesterol - 91.5 mg
- Sodium - 1794.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 3.2 g
- Protein - 34.4 g
- Calcium - 234.1 mg
- Iron - 4.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 166.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg