Couve(Brazilian Style Collard Greens)

Submitted by LikeItLoveIt

• Ready In: 6mins
• Ingredients: 2
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 -5 bunches collard greens (or kale)
• butter (use 1/2 tablespoon for every cup of shredded collards)

directions

1. Wash the collard greens.
2. Remove the stems and roll the leaves tightly together.
3. Slice into very thin strips with a sharp knife.
4. Just before serving, melt the butter and add collard greens.
5. Cook over high heat stirring constantly until collard greens just start to wilt.
6. Sprinkle with salt and serve.

Reviews

[Cozette]

Sorry, but the greens are still very bitter.

 

[Millereg]

Next time, I'll just omit the collard greens, and perhaps pour the melted butter over sliced carrots instead. File the recipe under "O" for "Okra".

 

[Malu8033]

I would like to make a comment on this recipe.Couve is agreen cultivated only in Brazil, that I know of and can not be substituted by any other green no matter what anyone say. Couve is very mild in taste and not bitter at all as was said by one of the reviewers. You can even have it in salad without cooking.

 

[Jim Hartsell]

I got some beautiful collard greens and kale from my CSA and tried this for lunch today. Cooked them until just wilted, onto a plate, added a little parmesan and toasted pine nuts - delicious!

 

[Namaste022]

I enjoyed this method more than boiling them. Used 4 bunches of collard greens and about 2 sticks of butter. Turned the collard greens with tongs in a stock pot until they were cooked through. Still found them to be bitter so I covered the pot and turned the fire down to low for 20 minutes, turning once or twice. Salted and ate them with grilled pork chops and Mean Chef's perfect rice. Thank you LikeitLoveit!