Kale Braised with Bacon Recipe – Sybaritica

This recipe for Kale Braised with Bacon takes a vegetable that is not always popular, and makes it palatable in a most delicious way.

• 1 small bunch of Kale
• 1 small onion cut lengthwise into thin wedges;
• ½ cup lean smoky Bacon, sliced into thick matchsticks;
• 4 tbsp. Chicken stock;
• 1 tbsp. Vinegar;
• 1 tsp. Sugar;
• 1 tsp. coarse Salt;
• Black Pepper to taste.

• Massage the kale leaves well with the salt then chop into large bite sized pieces and set aside to wilt for at least twenty minutes.
• Sauté the bacon in a little oil until beginning to brown.
• Add the onion and cook until just beginning to soften.
• Add the stock, vinegar and sugar and, as soon as it starts to bubble, add the kale.
• Stir-fry until the liquid has almost evaporated and then season with pepper and plate for service.