Kale is good for your health. Eat your greens. Ah, how many times have we heard of this and we hated hearing this? I used to make Kale not so often, in my own way - pressure cook it because of its hard leafy nature. I was never able to eat Kale by just sauteing. It was hard for me to chew it down.
I have heard people make Kale chips using a dehydrator. I don't have any such tool and I made up my mind to cook this one in the ubiquitous oven. Bake it until crisp.
There are possibilities that you might end up with just ashes in your tray if you are not gonna have an eye on the baking Kale every now and then. So make at least 2 batches in order to taste some real chips and not ashes.
1. Kale - 1 bunch (Tear the leaves into bite sized approx 2 inches pieces and discard the stem). Wash and dry them on a paper towel for at least half an hour. For a quicker way, press them against the paper towel several times to squeeze out any water. Idea is to have them as dry as possible in order to be crispy.
2. Bread crumbs - Italian style or plain
3. Pepper Jack cheese - Grated - 5 pinches (I hate Parmesan these days)
4. Salt to taste
5. Olive oil - a dash
Heat oven to 450 Deg F. Lay the baking sheet on the tray. Spread the kale pieces on the baking sheet in a single layer. Add a dash of olive oil and make sure every leaf has some on it. Shake some salt over the leaves. Also spread the cheese. Now, be generous with the bread crumbs and spread them on the leaves.
Bake the batch for 10 minutes, peeping into the oven every 4 minutes to make sure they don't burn.
I have heard people make Kale chips using a dehydrator. I don't have any such tool and I made up my mind to cook this one in the ubiquitous oven. Bake it until crisp.
There are possibilities that you might end up with just ashes in your tray if you are not gonna have an eye on the baking Kale every now and then. So make at least 2 batches in order to taste some real chips and not ashes.
1. Kale - 1 bunch (Tear the leaves into bite sized approx 2 inches pieces and discard the stem). Wash and dry them on a paper towel for at least half an hour. For a quicker way, press them against the paper towel several times to squeeze out any water. Idea is to have them as dry as possible in order to be crispy.
2. Bread crumbs - Italian style or plain
3. Pepper Jack cheese - Grated - 5 pinches (I hate Parmesan these days)
4. Salt to taste
5. Olive oil - a dash
Heat oven to 450 Deg F. Lay the baking sheet on the tray. Spread the kale pieces on the baking sheet in a single layer. Add a dash of olive oil and make sure every leaf has some on it. Shake some salt over the leaves. Also spread the cheese. Now, be generous with the bread crumbs and spread them on the leaves.
Bake the batch for 10 minutes, peeping into the oven every 4 minutes to make sure they don't burn.
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