Topic: Kale

[Mike]

So bought some Kale last night and had it for dinner last night, with breakfast this morning, and again with dinner tonight.  An amazing veggie.  From what I read you pretty much HAVE to cook it and from a few nibbles I kinda agree.

Last night I cooked up some bacon first, then pulled it out and added the kale to the fat, chopped the bacon and added it back.  This morning I just put it in with some olive oil.  This evening I used some of the oil from the fried chicken (after passing it through a strainer) and added some fresh lemon juice afterwards.

Cooks really fast, like a little over a minute.  Turns this nice deep green color that contrasts nicely with the rest of the plate.

The prep work is a little annoying.  Basically, remove the center steam, then roll the leaves up into a tube and slice the tube.  I got the really curly type of kale so it was a bit of a pain to roll it up.

[Steve]

Never even heard of kale before

[Govtcheez]

I've seen it a thousand times on cooking shows and I'm sure I've had it in restaurants, but I've never made it myself.  What's it's taste like?

[Mike]

Once cooked it is pretty mild with a bit of tang to it.  Uncooked it has a somewhat bitter taste to it.  I'll pick some more up for tonight and try to give you a better answer.

[KnuckleBuckett]

It can be pretty bitter, but I like it now and again.  Pretty high on the list of healthy veggies though.

[charlie]

We do kale chips. Cut it as Mike described or just break it apart like we do, put it on a baking sheet with some olive oil and salt and put it in the oven until they're to your level of crispiness. Even when they're a little bitter they can be addictive, probably because of the oil and salt. Our kids devour them. They do stick with you though, I've had kale burps hours after a meal.

[Steve]

I wonder if i can get it here