Thursday, 4 December 2025

Grühnkohl mit Pinkel (Kale and meat)

 A very northern German winter dish, this. Cooked kale with sausages and meats. I found this recipe on the Spiegel.de website. 

What you need

  • 2 tablespoons of goose fat
  • 150g onions
  • 1.5kg kale
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • buckwheat ca 100-150g
  • allspice
  • salt, pepper and sugar
  • for the meats
    • Polish sausages that can/should be cooked are good
    • Cured/smoked pork cut, in German Kassler, could take pork belly

Equipment

  • large pot
  • sieve
  • board and knives

How to do it

  • chop the onions into small bits
  • fill the large pot with ca 2L of water and bring to the boil. Add salt
  • when the water boils add the kale and cook for ca 2-3 min. You might want to add a teaspoon of bicarbonate to it to help and keep it green
  • remove the kale from the water and let it cool down.
  • when cool chop/cut the kale into small pieces 
  • dry the pot and add the goose fat.
  • add the chopped onions and cook it until they are translucent 
  • add the kale and add a little water (maybe 250mL) and cook for 30min at low heat with the lid on
  • put the pork belly/Kassler on top. Cook for 30min with the lid on.
  • pierce the sausages and lay them on top, together with the buckwheat.
  • add another 250mL of water and let it cook for another 30min, again with the lid on. 
  • remove the meats
  • add a teaspoon of mustard and mix that with the cooked buckwheat under the kale
  • finally add salt, pepper, Allspice acc to taste
  • add the meats on top and close the lid.
This dish lends itself to be cooked a day in advance. Keep it outside overnight (or put into the fridge, once it's cooled down). 

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