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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 7 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is as the name says...simple. Have fun gardening or marketing and pick the tenderest swiss chard or endive you can find. Enjoy the freshness of the food. Ingredients:
1 lb swiss chard |
4 quarts boiling water |
1/4 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled and bacon grease (optional) |
butter (optional) |
salt and pepper |
Directions:
1. clean chard by rinsing under cold water and shaking off liquid. trim off ends and place in large pot of boiing water.
2. blanch about 2 min, remove and strain over collander.
3. add crumbled bacon pieces and a bit of the bacon fat for taste
4. or.
5. add butter to taste.
6. ****replace swiss chard with endive or do a combination of the 2. This make a nice alternative to salad.
7. times are approximate as I usually do enough for 8 people and in a large vat as our main meal portion.
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