Chinese Style Kale

Submitted by Sarah_Jayne

"Since starting on my healthy eating journey, I have discovered that I really like kale. I would never have even entertained trying it before but it has become a regular on my plate. However, I am always looking for new ways of eating it rather than steaming it. I found this recipe in the February 2008 copy of BBC Good Food Magazine and it looks like a good alternative to my usual preparation."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2-3

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large garlic clove, sliced
• 7 ounces kale
• 3 fluid ounces boiling water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

directions

1. Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan.
2. Tip in the garlic and cook for a few seconds.
3. Throw in the kale and toss around the pan to coat in the garlicky oil.
4. Pour over boiling water and cook for 7 minutes more until the kale has wilted and is cooked through.
5. Stir in the soy and oyster sauces and heat through to serve.

Reviews

[Gemma Z.]

I never thought I'd say something this passionate about kale, but this kale is flippin' delicious. I am now fantasizing about the next batch I am going to make. I doubled the garlic because I like things garlicky, and did 1/2 water, 1/2 veggie broth instead of just water. It was amazing!!

 

[Paka1931]

We enjoyed this easy recipe. With our low salt diet I forgot to add the sugar so it was quite salty for us but tasty none the less! thanks

 

[JackieOhNo!]

This would be a nice way to make any kind of greens, I would imagine. I had some beautiful fresh kale right off the farm, and was looking for a new way to prepare it. This was very nice, and helped to make the bitterness of the kale more palatable. Thanks for sharing this. Made by a RedHot Renegade for ZWT6.

 

[BluEyedCookette]

I used olive oil and a little less than called for, and really enjoyed this with the Chinese sauces. Nice change for us and DH loved it too!

 

[Mamas Kitchen Hope]

If you like kale you will enjoy this recipe! I am learning to like it! I reduced the oil to1 t and it worked fine. The kale did taste a bit bitter to me so I used a trick my Grammy used when I was small and did not like a veggie- I added a sprinkle of sugar! Removed that bitter bite- I am just not a fan of that though many are. Thanks for a simple and easy recipe that is so healthy!