Curly Kale

[lottie lou]

What is the best way to cook curly kale.  Mine is a sort of purply colour and was as tough as old boots and stringy.  When is it best to pick it.

[lottie lou]

[squeezyjohn]

I've only ever grown curly kale with a view to harvesting over the winter.  The frost tends to soften the leaves and sweeten them up a lot.

In that condition a quick boil in salted water is how I like it ... simply done.  But I would think that leaves in the summer would be tough.

[Digeroo]

I pick the smaller younger leaves and leave the big ones to power the plant.   I steam mine and then add butter and pepper.