Simple Sautéed Kale with Crispy Pepperoni and Cherry Peppers

Name: Simple Sautéed Kale with Crispy Pepperoni and Cherry Peppers
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds curly, kale; , Salt and pepper; 6 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup, pepperoni, cut into ¼-inch pieces; 4 , garlic cloves, sliced thin; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 tablespoons chopped, jarred hot cherry pepper

3 comments

By Cecelia Jenkins

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2019

Side Dishes

Vegetables

Say goodbye to tough, boring kale. We found a better way to sauté.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME55 minutes

Simple Sautéed Kale with Crispy Pepperoni and Cherry Peppers

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Notoriously fibrous and tough, kale is often long-cooked. For a faster way to prepare this hearty green, we sautéed it. To account for the leaves and woody stems cooking at different rates, we cut the leaves into rough 2-inch pieces and the...

This is a members' feature.