kale is bland

[Anonymous No.20605844]

Any chefs out there that can help me out here. I like to fry (cast iron pan, low heat, extra virgin olive oil) kale with onion (all kinds), garlic (chopped then crushed) and shredded ginger and add it to rice or cous cous or serve it with some meat like chicken. But it's bland as hell. I tried adding spices like red pepper and parsley and turmeric and salt and italian seasoning but it's still pretty bland. What am I missing in my recipe?

[Anonymous No.20605847]

>>20605844
That shit is a decoration, you arent supposed to eat it.

[Anonymous No.20605850]

>>20605847
but it's healthy... no?

[Anonymous No.20605885]

>>20605850
No.

[Anonymous No.20605916]

Well, I cook kale often and the family like it. I do it in a few different ways, most recently blanched, shocked, chopped and cooked in butter with chopped onion then, finally, mashed into some potatoes. Had it as a side to a pot-roasted pork shoulder I cooked in homemade onion gravy.
It's delicious.
Another thing I do is lentil and kale soup. After blanching etc, I chop the kale and put it in a blender with water and blitz until finely chopped then strain and press, retaining the green water.
I saute the lawn clippings in olive oil with garlic, onion and chili, deglazing with plain water a few times to help caramelise the onions.
Next, I add par-cooked lentils (cooked, high pressure, 11 minutes then allowed to depressurise on its own) and add its cooking liquid a little at a time to finish the lentils through.
Finally, I add the green water and a vegetable stock cube and serve with crusty bread.
I also like to cook kale as I do collards IE chopped in larger pieces and stew-teed (idk wtf to call the technique in English) with chopped streaky bacon and thinly sliced onion until tender and close to dry. Great side to roasts.
Oh, and because I forgot to mention, I remove the rib from each leaf for these. The ribs are great as an extremely ugly stir fry vegetable. Use them with chicken or pork.

[Anonymous No.20605939]

>>20605844
>What am I missing in my recipe?

butter, the more fat the tastier, also a good dose of salt to enhance flavor. At that point just eat something else because it's fat and salt and it's still kale so it tastes gross. (It's healthy yes, but you might as well just eat a balanced meal with other veggies, like steak with some potatoes and cornsalad)

[Anonymous No.20605948]

>>20605916
Ahhh blanched! That's what I'm missing. And adding to mashed potatoes is a good idea. I'll try that next time. Thanks for the tips.

[Anonymous No.20605956]

>>20605939
>kale so it tastes gross
I like kale.

[Anonymous No.20605959]

>>20605939
Butter instead of oil? I'll try it.

[Anonymous No.20605960]

>>20605844
I usually steam the shit out of mine, it softens up the stems after a good ten minutes or so.

[Anonymous No.20605977]

>>20605956
If you like it go for it, for me there are better greens but tastes differ from one to another

[Anonymous No.20605983]

>>20605977
The only vegetable I don't like is san choy. Fuck that slimy shit. And even then, it's pretty okay made into an extract to thicken soup.

[Anonymous No.20605985]

>>20605959
It's best to have your kale dried after blanching before adding oil. Easiest way is to put it in the pan first while it warms up so the water evaporates

[Anonymous No.20605986]

>>20605985
By oil I mean butter same shit

[Anonymous No.20605991]

>>20605985
>>20605986
Okay got it.

[Anonymous No.20606000]

>>20605844
I could eat kale with every meal

Here's how I make it:
1. slow simmer with onions and garlic in a good amount of chicken broth/stock for a few hours

2. you can eat it like that or throw in some chorizo and potatoes and make it into a soup

3. throw some in a coup of canned chicken soup you're heating up

4. throw a leaf or two in ramen you'e making

5. throw some in the frying pan when making breakfast and mix with potatoes and eggs; it cooks fast

Oh it's definitely not bland; it has a strong leafy, earthy flavor

[Anonymous No.20606013]

>>20605916
you suck at cooking

[Anonymous No.20606021]

>>20606000
>chorizo
Yeah I was thinking some kind of spicy sausage would go well with it.
I'm going to try blanch and cool then fry in butter with garlic and ginger and maybe onion or peppers, next time after I'll try steaming it. Then mash that into some savory spiced sweet potatoes and serve with a spicy hot sausage. Thanks for the tips everyone.

[Anonymous No.20606024]

>>20606013
>she says, transgenderedly

[Anonymous No.20606066]

Cook kale with chicken breast chunks, onion, garlic, mushrooms. Easy as fuck to make kale taste good.

[Anonymous No.20606202]

>>20606024
rent free

[Anonymous No.20606249]

>>20605844
Bake it, it makes it super crispy

[Anonymous No.20606276]

>>20605844
everything you said tastes good, are you a heavy smoker/drinker? how can you dislike kale in those contexts?

[Anonymous No.20606302]

>>20605850
I suspect it isnt healthy at all. Altough this is solely based on instinct and how I feel when eating it.

[Anonymous No.20606325]

>>20605844
You just make everything wrong.

[Anonymous No.20606604]

>>20606202
Pussy free.

[Anonymous No.20607109]

>>20606604
project harder Gayboy. You have those fancy cooking skills and still no bitches

[Anonymous No.20607115]

kale is good

[Anonymous No.20607135]

>>20605844
The best way to prepare kale is to chop it incredibly finely, then dump it in the trash can (dusty bineroony if you're British). The greenery helps cover up less pleasant garbage.

[Anonymous No.20607147]

>>20607109
>Gayboy
>no bitches
Wouldn't that be the point of being a Gayboy? When did 4chan get so fucking dumb? Holy shit.

[Anonymous No.20607149]

>>20605844
How is it bland? Are you not salting it properly? Kale has a pretty strong green and bitter flavor. I'm not a big fan of it myself but my girl likes it so I'd dress it up raw as part of a salad. Chop it up into bite sized pieces and I'd soak it a bit to alleviate some of the bitterness since I'd just eat it raw. Then do it up like any other salad, salt pepper vinegar cucumber tomato garbanzo beans corn spices peppers whatever

[Anonymous No.20607933]

ham

[Anonymous No.20608816]

>>20607147
SHUT UP GAYBOI GO FUCK YOUR GIRLFRIEND FAGGOT

[Anonymous No.20609757]

>>20605844
I just like a nice kale caesar salad