Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, braised wilted chard. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have braised wilted chard using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Braised Wilted Chard:
- Get 3 slice thick cut bacon, cut into smaller pieces
- Get 1/4 cup diced onion
- Get 2 clove garlic, minced
- Take 1 bunch swiss chard, cleaned
- Make ready salt & pepper
- Make ready 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg or to taste
- Make ready 3 tbsp sunflower seeds, shelled & roasted
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the bacon and chard stems. Gradually add the chard leaves and garlic. Wash the chard leaves thoroughly - like spinach, they tend to hold grit.
Steps to make Braised Wilted Chard:
- Throughly clean chard. Remove any bruised areas. Cut the chard in half, separating the stem from the leaf part. Slice the stem & combine with the garlic & onion. Reserve the leaves.
- In a deep skillet or shallow wide pot, fry the bacon pieces until crispy. Remove the bacon & drain on a paper towel, keeping the bacon grease in the skillet.
- To the hot grease add the swiss chard stem, garlic, & onion mixture. Sauté until tender on medium heat. Add salt & pepper.
- While the mixture is cooking, tear the leaves into smaller pieces. Feel free to leave the ribs in the leaf mixture. They are quite nutritious & will get tender like the stems.
- Add the leaves to the top of the stem mixture. Sprinkle with nutmeg & more salt & pepper, if desired. Cover with a lid & cook on medium for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove lid. Using tongs mix all well. When leaves are wilted & harder ingredients are softened the dish is ready.
- Just before serving; mix in the bacon pieces & roasted sunflower seeds.
- Try different types of onions to give the dish some delicious variations!
Gradually add the chard leaves and garlic. Wash the chard leaves thoroughly - like spinach, they tend to hold grit. Swiss Chard: Remove the thick stems and trim the leaves of any wilted or discolored spots. Wash the leaves in plenty of cold water and drain them well in a colander. Large leaves can be cut or torn into several pieces each.
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