Tip on cooking kale

[GON]

 

[thastinger]

Ha Ha, the Wife bakes it, kale chips, just olive oil/crushed black pepper and sea salt, it is very good.

 

[86cutlass307]

The best tip I learned...cook it outside
It stinks the house up for days

 

[JavierH19]

I don't think my wife has ever made anything with kale other than salad for gatherings. It's just not an ingredient used in Mexican cooking.

 

[DriveHard]

Is there some nutrient profile that Kale gives you that could not be fulfilled by a tastier alternative?
Some things are only eaten because they are regionally specific to a poorer area, and then "adopted" as super foods or health foods, when there are already much tastier options available.

 

[Kira]

Like many, I've been educated, entertained and fulfilled by your posts GON.
However, mocking kale is inexcusable.
Off with his head!

SERIOUSLY: When the A&P was dissolving, groups of retail stores including the PathMark stores, were sold to regional players. Acme bought some of the old PathMarks. One store, the Hackensack store on St. Rt. 17S, didn't sell. As the store sputtered, the expense of a full fledged vegetable department couldn't be shouldered. The managers filled the empty vegetable fridges with kale.
I got into chopping it coursely and simply cooking it in broth/bouillion. Little in this world is as nutricious and affordable as kale.
No maka funa kale.

also: Kale putting out a stink whilst cooking is something I never experienced.

 

[#18FAN]

Dried in oven with bit of oil salt pepper they make some awesome chips

 

[StarCaller]

My wife's half Mexican, half Norwegian & somewhere in between there has to be a preference for Kale....

 

[gman2304]

If using a non stick pan, you can eliminate the coconut oil……

 

[DirectRejection]

Baby kale
Raw
Chew it
Salad time
Slightly sweet
Avocado oil
Dressing
FTW.

 

[ripcord]

Add it to a pot of slow cooked beans. Make sure to add plenty of bacon grease!

 

[wlk]

Fry onions and bacon in a pan add the kale, a little bit of sugar and put it on the plate- good to go. I like a little balsamic vinegar on it but my wife likes it plane

 

[#18FAN]

Dried in oven with bit of oil salt pepper they make some awesome chips

This is old pic of dried kale chips I can eat that sheet pan and have done so in a sitting.

 

[GON]

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Is there some nutrient profile that Kale gives you that could not be fulfilled by a tastier alternative?
Some things are only eaten because they are regionally specific to a poorer area, and then "adopted" as super foods or health foods, when there are already much tastier options available.

Collards? Yum.

Leafy green like kale go well in soups/stews. Just slice them fine so they're easier to eat.

Vinegar based salad dressings will soften kale. One of my favorites: https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a19522133/make-healthy-hearty-kale-salad/

 

[hemioiler]

Is there some nutrient profile that Kale gives you that could not be fulfilled by a tastier alternative?
Some things are only eaten because they are regionally specific to a poorer area, and then "adopted" as super foods or health foods, when there are already much tastier options available.

That's a good question, you don't need to eat Kale to survive (obviously), but it's just another very healthy green vegetable with a different flavour. I've grown up eating it mashed with yellow potatoes (yukon gold) and sausage, on a cold winter day it goes down very easy. Google search turned up this:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-proven-benefits-of-kale