kimchi-creamed greens - really good!

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I tried this recipe last night and will be making it often. My notes: It makes more like 10 servings, not eight. I used kale and cooked it until it was tender, not "very tender". I browned the bacon first, left it in the pan, added the onion them proceeded. I omitted the red pepper as my husband it heat-sensitive. I made double the kimchi-cream sauce and am really glad I did, it was neither overly creamed nor overly-kimchied.

Kimchi-Creamed Collard Greens

By Hugh Acheson Neo-Retro Southern Cooking 8 servings

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 large onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice

1/2 pound bacon cut into 1/4-inch dice

2 pounds stemmed collard greens, leaves cut into 2-inch pieces

1/4 cup sherry vinegar

1 tablespoon sorghum syrup or pure maple syrup

2 cups chicken stock

2 cups water

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Salt

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup kimchi, finely chopped

In a large pot, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until golden brown, 7 minutes. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until the fat has rendered, 10 minutes. Add the collards and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until it begins to wilt, 4 minutes. Add the vinegar and boil for 1 minute. Add the sorghum syrup, stock, water, crushed red pepper and a large pinch of salt. Cover and cook, stirring a few times, until the collards are very tender, 1 1/2 hours.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, simmer the cream over moderate heat until reduced by one-third, 10 minutes. Add the kimchi and remove from the heat.

When the collards are done, stir in the kimchi cream. Season with salt and serve.

 
It's made by Daewon Food, Carson CA

I just lucked out - it was the only nappa cabbage kimchi at the Asian grocery in Stillwater. It is quite good. That is fortunate as it was only available in a large container! If I had gone to the big Asian market in OKC there would have been several brands and I would have had no idea how to choose.

 
I passed this on to DSIL and DS (who makes the best "regular collards

in the world). DSIL said they had made these a good while ago--maybe from a recipe in Food and Wine. Hugh Acheson, being the leader of avante garde southern cooking would have no problem doing this, methinks!! LOL
AND it sounds really good to me for heat and a spike of flavor.

 
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