Garlic Butter Rice with Kale
A delicious Garlic Butter Rice with Kale, a perfect dish that goes beyond a salad!
Equipment
- large bowl
- large pot
Ingredients
Marinated Kale
- 7 cups kale sliced leaves tightly packed (1cm / ⅖" slices)
- 2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Garlic Butter Rice
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (30g)
- 3 - 4 large garlic cloves minced
- 1.5 cups uncooked white rice
- 2.25 cups chicken broth (or vegetable)
Finishing
- 1 - 2 tablespoon butter (15 - 30g)
- ⅓ cup chopped almonds (or other nuts / seeds of choice)
Instructions
Instructions
- Place kale in a large bowl. Drizzle over oil, sprinkle with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Scrunch with hands for 30 seconds, set aside while rice cooks.
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add garlic and stir for 1 minute until just starting to turn golden and is incredibly fragrant.
- Add rice, stir for 10 seconds.
- Add broth, stir, then cover.
- Turn heat down to medium or medium low so the liquid is simmering very gently. Cook for 12 - 15 minutes until all liquid is absorbed (tilt pot to check).
- Quickly toss all the kale on top of the rice, put the lid back on then remove from heat.
- Rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff rice with fork, stirring kale through.
- Lastly, stir through extra butter and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve and sprinkle over nuts (or stir nuts through rice).
Notes
Remove kale leaves from the stem by grasping the thick base of the stem then running your hand up the stem to remove the leaves. Discard thick stalk. Use about 7 handfuls which is about 7 cups jam packed with chopped kale leaves. TYPE OF KALE: Tuscan or curly kale is fine to use. I use curly kale because it's the more common one here in Australia and it's cheaper. This recipe will work great with any type of standard white rice (short, long and medium grain, basmati, jasmine, even sushi rice). It is not suited to: risotto or paella rice. Leftovers will keep well for 3 days in the fridge. If you freeze it, defrost then reheat in the microwave - the kale will be more wilted but still tasty!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 400mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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