On Sunday when we went to the farmers market I bought an enormous amount of kale for chips. Since I had far more kale that would fit in my little dehydrator I knew I needed to try to bake it in the oven. I won’t have this problem after Christmas when I get my new large dehydrator, but for now the oven was the answer.
I am not going to post the recipe as I don’t really use one anymore. However, I will post the method, which is all you need.
Take the kale and remove it from the stems and tear it into big pieces. I wash the kale and spin it dry. Then I place some of the kale on a half sheet pan and drizzle it with a little olive oil and toss the kale. I use only as much oil as the kale needs to be completely coated with a thin film of oil. Now I add seasoning to the chips and toss to coat the kale evenly.
Typically I use my homemade curry powder. I have also used turmeric, chili powder, garlic powder, nutritional yeast, freshly ground black pepper, and smoked paprika. The last batch I made was turmeric, black pepper and garlic powder. These chips were spicy and flavorful.
Place the coated kale on a half sheet pan, in a single layer and bake in a 250-degree oven until crispy. I waited one hour and thirty minutes before checking and they were crispy and delicious. They may have been finished earlier so next time I use the oven I will check the texture at the one-hour mark.
My husband and I eat kale chips everyday now. They are a staple item in our lunch. We both find that we like the taste and crunch of the kale chips. I hope you enjoy them too.
love it! we eat this as a side dish sometimes too. but never thought about putting curry or nutritional yeast on them. thanks for the great idea!
ReplyDeleteDoug,
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome. I am always looking for ways to make our food more nutritious so curry, nutritional yeast, and paprika turn up often.
Alicia
Oooh looking for someone to take your little dehydrator off of your hands after Christmas?? :)
ReplyDeleteSarah,
ReplyDeleteOne of my local friends already asked about it a few weeks ago. Otherwise I would be happy to send it to you so that it would get used. Sorry about that. :(
Alicia
No problem, thought it was worth asking cause you never know! I recently decided that I'd like to get one, but I decided that I want a pressure cooker little bit more so that's my big Christmas gift of the year. :)
ReplyDeleteSarah,
ReplyDeleteGood choice to go with the pressure cooker first. I love my pressure cooker. You can make beans, brown rice and wheat berries in it so quickly. I also use it to make seitan sausage. Have you decided on a brand and size yet?
Alicia
I read reviews on amazon and it seems that the Cuisinart CPC-600 1000-Watt 6-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker is very popular and well liked. I thought that starting with an electric one might be a good first step for me (less scary, less chances of explosions?) but maybe that fear is unfounded. What is your experience with pressure cookers?
ReplyDeleteSarah,
ReplyDeleteI understand the concern about explosions but I think your fear is unfounded. Before I had my pressure cooker I too was worried about it. However, they are so easy to use I can't imagine how there could be an explosion unless you are trying to use a damaged cooker, which you couldn't do by accident.
Mine is a stove top version 6.5 qt by Fagor. I absolutely love it and sometimes wish I had two.
I think the choice to go countertop or stove top has more to do with space constraints. I have so many countertop appliances that I really don't need another one. I use my cooker quite often to make rice or beans so it would be on my counter almost everyday. If you have a lot of available counterspace though, go for it.
If you have any other questions on pressure cookers let me know. I would be happy to answer any questions that I can.
Alicia