Greens with Spiced Butter and Fresh Ricotta

Name: Greens with Spiced Butter and Fresh Ricotta
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns, plus 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground; 6 Tbsps butter; 1 sticks soft-stick cinnamon, crumbled; 2 bunches collard greens, leaves stripped from the stems and cut into 1-inch pieces (12 cups chopped); 1 teaspoons cumin; 3 dried bay leaves; 3 slices thin slices fresh ginger root, plus 2 tablespoons minced; 2 Tbsps white distilled vinegar or rice wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons salt; 946 milliliters cups whole milk, preferably not homogenized

Greens with Spiced Butter and Fresh Ricottan is a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian side dish. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 196 calories. Head to the store and pick up salt, butter, bay leaves, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes.

Instructions

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First, make the ricotta cheese: Line a sieve with two layers of cheesecloth.

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Ricotta Cheese

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Cheesecloth

Sieve

Combine the milk and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a 3-quart or larger saucepan over medium-high heat. Watching the pot, bring the milk to a gentle simmer at the edges, and then whisk in the vinegar. The milk will separate into white curds and yellowish whey.

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Vinegar

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Pot

Let it sit 10 minutes to allow the curds to gather together, then gently pour the curds through the cheesecloth-lined sieve, saving the whey for another purpose (such as stock for soup making).

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Stock

Soup

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Cheesecloth

Sieve

Drain the curds until you have creamy curds, and set aside.

For the spiced butter, combine the butter, black peppercorns, cumin, cloves, bay leaves, ginger root slices and cinnamon in a small saute pan over medium heat and cook until the butter browns at the edges, about 3 minutes.

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Black Peppercorns

Ginger

Bay Leaves

Cinnamon

Butter

Clove

Cumin

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Frying Pan

Let the butter steep until just warm to the touch.

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Butter

Pour the contents of the pan through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the solids to remove all of the butter. Discard the spices and ginger.

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Butter

Ginger

Spices

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Sieve

Frying Pan

Heat a 12-inch or larger skillet over high heat. When hot, add the spiced butter (holding back the brown deposits at the bottom of the bowl), minced ginger, collard greens, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the ground pepper, stirring to coat the greens with the butter. Cook over high heat, stirring often, until tender, about 3 minutes.

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Collard Greens