Recipe: Appetizing Kale Gratin with Bacon

Kale Gratin with Bacon. Great recipe for Kale Gratin with Bacon. I was very curious about kale so I needed a recipe to try for the first time. So I found this on Food Network.

Spray a medium gratin dish or pie plate with cooking spray or rub with butter. Check kale for seasoning and then transfer to the dish in an even layer. Sprinkle the butter over the top of the kale, sprinkle the parmesan cheese evenly over the top. You can have Kale Gratin with Bacon using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kale Gratin with Bacon

1. Prepare 1 bunch of Kale (chopped).
2. It's 3 clove of Garlic (chopped).
3. You need 1/2 cup of Bread Crumbs.
4. You need 1/2 cup of Grated Parmisiano.
5. You need 1 cup of Heavy Cream.
6. It's 1 pinch of Black Pepper.
7. You need 1 pinch of Salt.
8. Prepare 3 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
9. It's 1/4 tsp of Nutmeg (eyeball it).
10. Prepare 5 slice of Bacon (cooked and crumbled).

This different side dish will have the whole family craving kale. A "gratin" is a dish topped with some cheese and/or a breadcrumb mixture and finished under the broiler. Smoky Bacon and Kale Gratin Seattle celebrity chef Tom Douglas has always championed Bavarian Meats, the Pike Place Market's German sausage mecca. Transfer the greens to the gratin dish and spread them evenly.

Kale Gratin with Bacon step by step

1. Cook the bacon on a skillet; crumble bacon into pieces; then set aside. Keep a tablespoon of bacon grease to use later..
2. Preheat the broiler to LOW but place the oven rack on the second shelf down from the heat source..
3. Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot, add the kale and salt and cook for 5-6 minutes; drain and dry the greens..
4. Return the pot to the stove over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of bacon grease to saute the garlic. Add the cream and bacon pieces. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper, then reduce heat..
5. Cook the cream mixture to about 1/2 a cup. Add the cooked kale to the cream mixture; coat evenly. Transfer to a shallow casserole..
6. In a bowl, mix the bread crumbs, parmesan, salt and pepper together. Add it on top of the creamed kale. Place it in the oven on the second shelf under the broiler. Cook for 5 minutes. Enjoy..

Crumble the bacon or pancetta over the greens. Pour the seasoned cream over all, and top with the buttered breadcrumbs. In a large bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the garlic, cream, mustard and nutmeg. Pour the cream mixture over top of the kale. Piled high into a gratin dish raw and layered with sharp cheddar cheese, lacinato kale makes a most heavenly gratin—the leaves on the edges get fluttery and crisp, while the center turns to a melting pot of kale, cream, and cheese.