Crispy Sausages and Greens
Ingredients
Ingredients | Measure |
Kale | 1 bunch |
Italian Fennel Sausages | 8 |
Cabbage | 1 Head chopped |
Garlic Clove | 8 |
Onion | Sliced |
Shiitake Mushrooms | Sliced |
Chicken Stock | 1 cup |
Salt | |
Pepper | |
Instruction
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Remove the stems from one bunch of Tuscan kale and tear the leaves into 1" pieces (mustard greens, collards, spinach, and chard are great, too)
- Coarsely chop half a head of green cabbage
- Combine the greens in a large baking dish and add 4 cloves of thinly sliced garlic
- Adding some sliced onions and shiitake mushrooms at this point is optional, but highly recommended (I'll sauté the onions and mushrooms in a cast iron baking dish right on the stove before adding to the greens)
- Coat the greens with some olive oil and pour ½ cup chicken stock or broth over everything
- Cover the dish with foil and bake until the greens are wilted, about 15 minutes
- Remove foil and season with salt and pepper
- Continue to bake until cabbage is tender, about 20-25 minutes more
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Meanwhile, heat a little olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high
- Prick four sweet Italian sausages with a fork and cook until browned on all sides and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes
- When the greens are done, slice the sausage and toss into the greens with a splash of your favorite vinegar (I like sherry or red wine)