KALE, SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM STEW

Kale, Sausage And Mushroom Stew image

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3/4 to 1 pound Italian sausage, sweet or hot, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 pound kale, leaves stripped from stems, stems reserved
3/4 pound trimmed and sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon roughly chopped garlic
1 tablespoon hot paprika or dried red chili flakes, or to taste
Salt and pepper
2 cups chicken stock or water

Steps:

Put olive oil in large deep skillet or casserole, and turn heat to medium-high; a minute later, add sausage and cook without stirring until well browned on one side, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, chop kale stems into 1/2-inch lengths and shred leaves.
Stir sausage and let it brown a bit more. Remove it with a slotted spoon (don't worry if it isn't cooked through). Cook mushrooms in remaining fat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
Add kale stems and cook, stirring frequently, until they begin to brown, in 3 or 4 minutes. Turn heat to medium and add garlic, paprika or chili flakes, kale leaves, salt and pepper; stir and cook about 1 minute. Return sausage to pan and add stock or water. Raise heat to high and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping bottom of pan with wooden spoon. Add salt and pepper to taste, ladle stew into bowls and top with reserved mushrooms.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 501, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 990 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams