SPICY STIR-FRIED COLLARD GREENS WITH RED OR GREEN CABBAGE

Spicy Stir-Fried Collard Greens With Red or Green Cabbage image

Collard greens don't have the cachet of popular greens like black kale and rainbow chard. This is probably because collards have a stronger flavor and tougher leaf than many other greens. They do stand up to longer cooking, but they don't require it. In this stir-fry, they stood in for more traditional greens like Chinese broccoli or bok choy and cooked up crunchy. As a bonus, collards are a great source of calcium. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, a cup of cooked collard greens has more calcium than a glass of skim milk.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Shao Hsing rice wine or dry sherry
2 tablespoons chicken broth, vegetable broth or water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons peanut oil, rice bran oil or canola oil
2 teaspoons minced ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground toasted Sichuan pepper or red pepper flakes
2 cups shredded red or green cabbage
1 pound collard greens, stemmed and roughly chopped
salt to taste

Steps:

In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the rice wine or sherry, the broth or water and the soy sauce. Have all the ingredients within arm's reach from your pan.
Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch steel skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan. Swirl in 1 tablespoon of the oil by adding it to the sides of the pan and swirling the pan, then add the garlic, ginger and pepper and stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds.
Swirl in the remaining oil and add the cabbage and collard greens. Turn the heat to high and stir-fry for 1 minute, or until the greens begin to wilt. Add the salt, toss together and add the soy sauce mixture. Stir-fry for 2 minutes, until the collard greens and cabbage are crisp-tender. Remove from the heat and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 125, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 433 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams