Moosewood: Mixed Greens

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Mixed Greens

 

Recipe By : Moosewood Restaurant New Classics page 124

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Side Vegetables * checked

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 garlic cloves -- minced or pressed

- (2 to 3)

3 pounds fresh greens -- *

- rinsed - stemmed - and coarsely chopped

3 tablespoons soy sauce

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

- or other hot pepper sauce -- or more to taste

1/2 cup water -- plus more if needed

salt to taste

 

* Try 1 to 2 bunches of collard greens (about 1 1/2 pounds) and 1 to

2 bunches of kale (about 1 1/2 pounds)

 

Greens, wild and cultivated, have found their way into every cuisine.

In Southern cooking, greens are traditionally .flavored with ham and

simmered for as long as 45 minutes, until they're very soft. In

Mediterranean cooking, they are often sauteed in oil and garlic for a

much shorter time, leaving them brighter in color and with more of a

bite.

 

As greens become more common on restaurant menus, the trend is to

cook them more lightly, but, to do this successfully, the greens must

be young and tender. More mature greens take longer to cook:

completely removing the tough stems can help speed things up.

 

This recipe lets you cook your greens as long as you like. Just keep

enough liquid in the pot so the greens stay moist, juicy, and, most

important, unscorched. The pot liquor is tasty and can be soaked up

with bread or cornbread.

 

Serves 4 to 6

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 to 45 minutes

 

In a large pot, heat the oil and saute the garlic on medium heat for

just a minute to soften it. Add the damp greens, cover, and Cook on

medium heat for 5 minutes, until the greens on the bottom begin to

soften. Stir the greens until evenly coated with oil.

 

Add the Soy sauce, vinegar, Tabasco sauce, and water. Stir the greens

well and add more water, if needed. Simmer for about 15 minutes,

stirring occasionally and tasting to sample the texture. They're done

when they are as soft as you like them. Add salt and more Tabasco

sauce to taste.

 

PER 8-OUNCE SERVING: 102 CALORIES, 4.8 G PROTEIN, 5.5 G FAT, 11.6 G

CARBOHYDRATES, 1.3 G SATURATED FATTY ACIDS, o MG CHOLESTEROL, 437.8

MG SODIUM, 4.8 G TOTAL DIETARY FIBER

 

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 71 Calories; 7g Fat (83%

calories from fat); 1g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol;

776mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat

 

 

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