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How to Cook Basic Greens

How to Cook Basic Greens

You can use any kind of greens for this recipe. I like "dino" greens because they are especially easy to clean and cut.

Category Side Dish, Vegetarian
Compliance Level Kickstart, Lifestyle, Performance
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2
Author Michael Stanwyck

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp butter, ghee, olive oil, or lard
  • 1 onion diced or sliced
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced or sliced
  • 1 bunch lacinato or "dino" kale sliced crosswise into ribbons
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock

Instructions

  1. Heat fat over a medium heat in a large, 6-quart pot. You want some room to move the kale around.

  2. Toss in the onions, season with salt and pepper, and stir until onions are soft. It should take about 3 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and cook about 30 seconds longer. You'll really start to smell the garlic when it's ready.
  4. Add the kale and a little bit of chicken stock. You don't need to add much, just enough to steam and moisten the kale. You really don't want this swimming.
  5. As the sliced kale breaks down start to mix it with the onions and garlic. Cover the pan and cook for about 5 minutes.

  6. After 5 minutes, uncover it and cook until most of any remaining liquid has evaporated.