I was into Kale before it was cool, thanks to my CSA. 3 Back before Kale was hip, I’d get big bunches in my CSA box and wonder what to do with it. My best answer? Braised kale. 4
Recipe: Pressure Cooker Kale with Garlic and Lemon
Equipment
- 6 quart or larger pressure cooker (I love my Instant Pot Duo electric PC)
- Lemon squeezer (Optional, but I juice citrus almost every day)
Pressure Cooker Kale with Garlic and Lemon
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Description
Pressure Cooker Kale with Garlic and Lemon recipe - kale from your pressure cooker, quick and easy.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, slivered
- 1 pound kale, cleaned and stems trimmed
- ½ cup water
- ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal Kosher salt
- Juice squeezed from ½ a lemon
- Fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Lightly sauté the garlic, then add the kale: Pour the oil into the bottom of the pressure cooker pot, stir in the garlic, and set the pot over medium heat (stovetop PC) or sauté mode (electric PC). Heat the oil until you just smell the garlic - we want it to bubble around the edges, but not brown - about 2 minutes. Stir a big handful of the kale into the garlic and oil, then start packing in the rest of the kale. Don't worry about the max fill line on the cooker - it will wilt quickly - but you need to pack it in enough to close the lid. Sprinkle the kale with the salt, then pour the water over the top of everything.
- Pressure cook the kale: Lock the lid on the pressure cooker, bring it up to high pressure, and cook at high pressure for 5 minutes (for either electric or stovetop PC). Quick release the pressure. Remove the lid carefully - the steam is hot enough to scald.
- Season and serve: Squeeze the lemon over the kale, then stir in the fresh ground pepper. Scoop the kale out of the pot with a slotted spoon or tongs, leaving as much liquid behind as possible. Serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Notes
- I love my CSA, and I love farmers markets. But…as you can see in the pictures, I’m not against buying a bag of pre-cut, pre-washed kale at my local grocery store.
- I have two pressure cookers for recipes just like this - a quick side dish when my main pressure cooker is busy.
What do you think?
Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below.
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Michelle
First time I ever cooked kale and it was amazing. I usually only eat it raw in salads but this recipe definitely made a convert out of me!!
Ellen Lawler
Very good and easy recipe for a vegetable I eat periodically only because everyone says it’s “good for you.”
Mike V
Ha! Thank you.
Al
I cooked two strips of bacon on medium sauté until crisp and removed it. Then I sautéed one medium onion in the bacon grease until it began to soften and then added the garlic and sautéed for another 2 minutes. Then I added the kale and cooked uncover until it was wilted enough to get the lid on. Then I added 1 cup of no salt chicken broth, with the 1/2 teaspoon of salt added, to the Kale mixture. I cooked on high pressure for 3 minutes and did a quick release. I chopped the bacon into little bits to sprinkle on individual servings of the finished kale. The kale turned out perfectly. It was bright green and al dente, not mushy and drab green. This was easy and very good. I used an 8 qt. Instant Pot. Thank you for the recipe.
Linda Marcella
Great recipe. I cleaned up my garden today. The catapillars were making holes in all my brassica. I cut off all the damaged leaves of cabbage, brussels sprouts,, kale and collards. I cut out all the stems and sliced the leaves
up. Gave it all a bath and then into the instantpot. I did 6 min and couldn’t believe how perfect it came out. Perfectly cooked. I’ll have enough for a couple of meals with ham or smoked hot dogs as well as a couple freezer bags of it for another couple meals. I’ll probably sauté some garlic in olive oil and too the thawed greens in it with some salt, pepper and a sprinkle of nutmeg. I love room temp meals on a hot day plus I feel I got something out of it before the catapillars ate it all! On my way to get some b.t. now so I will have a fall crop. Simple and perfect recipe.
Lynn D
Quick and easy.
Lynn
Easy, quick and delicious!
Mike Vrobel
Thanks!
Lynn_M
My favorite kale recipe. I sometimes cook it with chicken or turkey broth instead of water. The braised kale also tastes good mixed with wild rice which has been cooked in the Instant Pot.
Saif Mostaghim
Used standard 15 PSI pressure cooker. Came out really goo - edible for a change!
Ellen Lawler
This was very good and so easy!
Mich
Awesome and easy! This helped me use up my kale just before I thought it would get too old to use, thanks so much!
Maricruz Manning
I just made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious and easy!!
Kay
Very good, and couldn't be easier! Makes the kale perfectly tender.
Heather
Making this tonight, can't wait! Also I am an Instant Pothead such as yourself:)
Brenda Moore
Under instruction 2 you say to "bring it up to high pressure ". What setting is this - steam?
Mike V
It depends on your pressure cooker. In an Instant Pot, this means use the "Manual" setting to tell it to cook at high pressure, and set the time for 5 minutes.
See here for details: https://www.dadcooksdinner.com/2015/01/instant-pot-frequently-asked-questions.html/
Lynn
This sounds good! Have you used this process with any other greens? Escarole or spinach? And what is the texture of the kale... Thanks....Lynn. PS. Didn't rate it as I didn't make it
Mike V
The same technique would work with heavy greens, like collards, but escarole and spinach are too leafy - they'd cook down to nothing. The kale has the texture of braised greens - again, think collard greens.