German Comfort Food: Grünkohl Recipe

NYC New American restaurant Hospoda is the place to be for beer-inspired (and paired) cuisine. In honor of #GermanyDay, we borrowed a recipe for grünkohl, a stewed kale and sausage dish that's a comfort food of Executive Chef Rene Stein. Says Stein:

"My mom made an awesome grünkohl! It's basically a kale stew with speck and smoked sausage. The key is making sure the kale is tender and adding the mustard seeds and Dijon mustard."

German Comfort Food: Grünkohl Recipe
No Ratings
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
2.33
hours
Servings
2
- 4
German Comfort Food: Grünkohl Recipe
Total time: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds kale
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 8 ounces kielbasa
  • 4 ounces speck
  • 2 tablespoons duck fat
  • 6 ounces Idaho potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
  • Dijon mustard
Directions
  1. Sauté the speck, kielbasa and potato in the duck fat until golden brown.
  2. Add the kale, chicken stock and mustard seeds.
  3. Cook for about 2 hours on low heat.
  4. Finish with salt and pepper serve with Dijon mustard.
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