Best Croatian Kale Stew Kelj Cuspajz Recipes

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CROATIAN KALE STEW (KELJ CUSPAJZ)



CROATIAN KALE STEW (KELJ CUSPAJZ) image

Number Of Ingredients 7

700 g kale (one medium kale head)
100 g bacon (pancetta, smoked, dried)
150 g potatoes
1 tablespoon lard (preferably, but oil can do)
2 g garlic
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon ground paprika (red, dried)

Steps:

  • Wash the kale and cut it in 1 inch pieces. 2Preheat the water and when it boils put the kale in it and leave it boil for one minute. 3During this operation prepare this: put lard in a pot, heat it and add finely sliced garlic and bacon (pancetta), brown flour in lard (but not too brown). 4Add ground paprika and just few drops of cold water to make "zafrig" (a kind of "sauce veloutè"). 5Take out kale with hollow spoon, add sliced potato in small cubes and water you have cooked kale in it. 6Season with salt and pepper and cook until potato is soft (10-20 minutes). 7Serve as a side dish to steaks, sausages, dried smoked ham etc.

CROATIAN KALE (SAVOY CABBAGE) STEW (KELJ CUSPAJZ)



Croatian Kale (Savoy Cabbage) Stew (Kelj Cuspajz) image

This recipe is at least 200 years old. My grand-grandmother was preparing savoy cabbage that way, my, grandmother was preparing that way, my mother was preparing that way, so I am preparing it that way. This is very healthy meal, although it is prepared on lard.

Provided by nitko

Categories     Stew

Time 30m

Yield 4 portions, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

700 g savoy cabbage (one medium head)
100 g bacon (pancetta, smoked, dried)
150 g potatoes
1 tablespoon lard (preferably, but oil can do)
2 g garlic
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon ground paprika (red, dried)

Steps:

  • Wash the savoy cabbage and cut it in 1 inch pieces.
  • Preheat the water and when it boils put the savoy cabbage in it and leave it boil for one minute.
  • During this operation prepare this: put lard in a pot, heat it and add finely sliced garlic and bacon (pancetta), brown flour in lard (but not too brown).
  • Add ground paprika and just few drops of cold water to make "zafrig" (a kind of "sauce veloutè").
  • Take out savoy cabbage with hollow spoon, add sliced potato in small cubes and water you have cooked kale in it.
  • Season with salt and pepper and cook until potato is soft (10-20 minutes).
  • Serve as a side dish to steaks, sausages, dried smoked ham etc.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 228.9, Fat 14.8, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 20, Sodium 259.8, Carbohydrate 19.3, Fiber 6.5, Sugar 4.3, Protein 7.5

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