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Broth: so there I was, cooking kale again.. kale water.

 
 
Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 05:44 pm
When I have a big bunch of kale I tend to parboil it.
This involves cutting away the stem, which I've usually tossed.
This time I didn't, as I like chard stems, cooked various ways, and so on., and took that as a way to go.

I put the leafy bits into simmering somewhat salted water, and the cut up stems into a small pan to see what they'd taste like cooked.. They tasted good. Tossed the cooked stems with the drained water from the kale leaves.. simmered.

Big surprise - that is delicious. Salt matters as some of us avoid it and herbs/spices can be added. But - I was surprised how delicious cooked down kale water tasted.

 
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 06:52 pm
Ah, well, non'a'you believe me..

Too bad, as this is really good broth.
roger
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 06:56 pm
@ossobuco,
Not that we don't believe you. Not every one of us knows exactly what kale is.
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:05 pm
@roger,
Stuff in the produce section.


http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQcQQEfibeL4ZMt75Pxy_Lwx6iEQgxlUEKuc35MLuoxmHQZBz2Zqg

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQG_GJ-bQ3MowWmjv0joYPaV80IWMcnnutrspmo8ESZPArpL6OwUQ

I didn't used to like it - it needs more simmering than spinach (to me).

I'm amazed by the broth, which I've previously tossed out.
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Rockhead
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:05 pm
@roger,
it's that decorative stuff that they cover the ice with at the salad bar...
margo
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:07 pm
@roger,
roger wrote:

Not that we don't believe you. Not every one of us knows exactly what kale is.

exactly my story!
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:07 pm
@Rockhead,
EdgarB will show up and yell at you guys for me..

edgar?

edgar?
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:25 pm
@ossobuco,
I love kale - but not cooked. I slice it very thinly for a salad with tahini (sesame paste) dressing. The flavor of kale is just so good!

For all the non kale eaters here: kale is very nutritious and also contains
sulforaphane, which is considered of having anti-cancer and anti-diabetic
properties.
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:31 pm
@margo,
I may have eaten some kale. I may have even cooked it for Divaden at one point. But I still don't believe in the existence of kale.
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:35 pm
@tsarstepan,
tststs ....Banausen!!!
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:40 pm
@CalamityJane,
Well bully to you to! Pbbbbt! Razz
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:43 pm
@CalamityJane,
CalamityJane wrote:
For all the non kale eaters here: kale is very nutritious and also contains sulforaphane, which is considered of having anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties.


all that, and it still has to taste like kale

what a shame
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:45 pm
@ehBeth,
I'd rather it taste like dulce de leche ice cream or key lime pie. Mother nature certainly screwed up when she assigned kale kale's flavor. Confused
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jcboy
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 07:52 pm
I knew what Kale was, it's also used in a Jewish salad. I've never cared for it but my tortoises sure love it.
Sturgis
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 08:05 pm
@ossobuco,
I am familiar with kale. It was a decent leaf to munch on when raw and well washed, worked better when placed on a sandwich with a few slices of raw onions.

Mother, she always drank the veggie water afterwards of cooking. It was salt free as she didn't like salt. Kale, beet greens, spinach...all the leafys that she could get her teeth on. Who can forget that tragic day we had to head outside and pick dandelion greens? (apparently, I can't forget) She never cooked delicious beef tongue; I had to visit my grandmother for that delight.

Congratulations on finding a new treat for yourself and a healthy one at that.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 08:21 pm
I eat kale. Most often in a salad. But, sometimes cooked with other food. I am not a fine cook. I do with it what comes to mind as I am cooking.
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hamburgboy
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 08:47 pm
@ehBeth,
for kale to be edible it has to have a Touch Of Frost !!!
which means that kale coming from the southern states is not very palatable .
and kale should be cooked with some nicely smoked sausages and
" geraeuchter schweine backe " ( aka smoked pork cheeks - smoked porkloin will do in a pinch ) . it's best cooked slowy overnight - at the back of the stove - it doesn't like to be hurried .

COUMADIN/WARFARIN users beware : do NOT consume kale !



tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 08:52 pm
@jcboy,
Do your tortoises have to eat kosher JC? Surprised
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 09:34 pm
Ah well, I'll live with my new kale water knowledge and the rest o'youse, 'cept for Sturgis, will go unlearned. My biceps are growing bigger already..
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msolga
 
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Reply Sun 4 Dec, 2011 10:25 pm
@ossobuco,
I'd probably like it, osso .... (Big fan of greens here!)
But first I'd have to find some.
 

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