Basic Kale, Southern Style

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

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Method

When you want a more cabbagy, smoky flavor and a more tender, soupy texture, cook kale the way greens are cooked in the South—with cured pork. Any cut or cure that is fatty and salty will do the trick; without these characteristics, the dish will be watery and insipid. Depending on how much meat you include, and how much you ea