Orangette's Spaghetti w/ Kale
I was reading Molly Wizenberg's article in Bon Appetit on kale and how she has grown to love it, after years of despising it.
Molly (Orangette blog) has such a great style of writing, she even makes a dopey thing like kale sound inviting.
I too, have never really liked kale, but I think because I just didn't understand it.
I really wanted to like this leafy, wintery, healthy, bitter green, so I would give it another try.
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I have never met a vegetable I didn't like (fruit is another story).
This recipe was so simple, it was stupid easy.
I LOVED this. I wish I could say that my husband did, but maybe next time, like me, he will learn to love kale.
I could not find Lacinato kale (also known as Tuscan Kale), so I just used the generic curly kale found at my market. It worked out fine. You can't overcook kale.
I cooked it for 20 minutes and it was never mushy.
Spaghetti with Braised Kale
recipe by Molly Wizenberg from Bon Appetit
1 lb lacinato kale, stems and center ribs removed, cut into 1/2 inch slices
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 medium onion, finely chopped
8 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 lb spaghetti or linguini
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Rinse kale. Drain; transfer to bowl with some water still clinging.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook until soft and translucent, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Add sliced garlic and sprinkle with salt; cook until onion is golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add kale and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and toss until wilted, about 3 minutes. Cover pot and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue cooking until kale is very tender, stirring occasionally and adding water by teaspoonfuls if dry, about 20 minutes (the kale will cook down to next to nothing!).
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Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in medium pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Add cooked spaghetti to kale mixture in pot. Add lemon juice and 2 tablespoons reserved cooking liquid; toss to combine, adding more liquid by tablespoonfuls if dry. Sprinkle spaghetti with grated Parmesan cheese and serve.
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Comments
I didn't try kale until 2 years ago. I liked it and we ended up planting a ton of it in the garden.
Your recipe is almost the way I cooked it. Glad you've crossed over to liking it!
Nisrine
I just came from Stephane's lamb shank post and I have to tell you, as much as I like my lamb shanks in cranberry, you'd probably be better off making his shanks, they're just on a different level.