These greens are sweet from gently cooked onion and spicy from ground ginger and black pepper. Hearty greens like kale and collard greens that can stand up to longer cooking times and benefit from soaking up strong flavors work particularly well in this dish. If you want to use a quicker-cooking green like chard or spinach, simply reduce cooking time to about 10 minutes after you add the greens to the pan.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 heads cooking greens like kale or collard greens
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil or butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. salt, plus more to taste
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric (optional)
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
- Rinse and dry greens. Chop greens and set aside.
- Heat oil or melt butter in a large frying pan or pot over medium heat. Add onions,garlic, and salt and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add ginger, turmeric, and pepper. Stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add greens, stir to combine, reduce heat to medium low and cook until greens start to wilt, about 3 minutes.
- Cover and cook until completely wilted, about 5 minutes.
- Quicker cooking greens like chard or spinach will be ready now. Heartier greens will become sweeter and more savory if you cover them and cook an additional 15 minutes.
Makes 6 servings Greens With Onion, Ginger & Pepper.
