Monday, February 4, 2008

Kale

I'm trying out this recipe tonight.
clipped from allrecipes.com
Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Yields: 6 servings
"This quick and tasty recipe combines vitamin-packed kale with both sweet and tangy ingredients for a colorful side dish."
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons olive oil

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon Dijon

mustard

4 teaspoons white sugar

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 1/2 cups chicken broth

4 cups stemmed, torn and

rinsed kale

1/4 cup dried cranberries

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup sliced almonds

DIRECTIONS:
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook and stir until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the mustard, sugar, vinegar, and chicken stock, and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the kale, cover, and cook 5 minutes until wilted.
Stir in the dried cranberries, and continue boiling, uncovered, until the liquid has reduced by about half, and the cranberries have softened, about 15 minutes.
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FOODPAIRING



EL BULLI :: COFFEE-POTATO-CAPER




A recipe I very much appreciated at El Bulli, was the potato, coffee, caper combination.






Ingredients:

- 150 g potatoes

- 150 g water

- 20 g olive oil

- 120 g potato puree

- 2 g gluco (calcium gluconodeltalactate)

- Alginate bath:
500 g water
3 g alginato

- Instant coffee

- Capers


Preparation:

150 g potato with water and olive oil in thermomix at 90°C until a creamy mass is obtained. Lower the temperature to 50°C and add the potato puree and gluco.
Mix well.

Put in a siphon.

Inject the potato mixture into the alginate bath and cut into pieces with a scissor. Store in pure water.

Add the coffee, capers and egg (in roner at 63°C)

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