"ViLco" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> We mixed a little in tonight to husband's green salad. But what else
>> can I do with it? We have a ton and it is already cut up. Can it be
>> cooked with bacon or something.
>
> Verzini*, or Involtini di Verza (kale rolls): boil the kale leaves to make
> them flaxible and lay them over a towel to dry up a bit. Make you favorite
> meatball / meatloaf recipe, make it into balls and put each of them over a
> kale leaf, wrap it up with the leaf, wrap with a second leaf if you want
> them more kale-ish. Put some garlic, oil and tomato in a pan and make a
> quick tomato sauce then add the verzini to it, add some water (less than
> 1/2") and cover. Turn them halfway through, keep the water level under
> control, it shouldn't reduce too much so add some water when needed, at
> the end uncover and let the excess water evaporate.
> http://www.greenme.it/images/stories...tini_verza.jpg
> Disclaimer: verzini is a word with many significations, here in my area
> it's the name of these kale-wrapped meatballs, in Milan it's the name of
> sauseges specifically made for cassoeula, a rich pork soup, probably has
> other significations elsewhere.

Thanks <saved>

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