When I was little, my grandma use to make this meal every time my dad brought kohlrabi from garden or we bought some at the store. I think she developed this recipe in times when food was scarce and people were trying not to trow anything away. What do you do with the left over leaves?
"PODLUBKY"(I quess it was my Grandma who named it, it doesn't really mean anything, we can call it Kohlrabi greens thick soup....)
What would you need? (4 servings)
- 20 or more kohlrabi leaves
- approx. 10-15 slices of bacon, if you use thin sliced
- 2-4 cloves of garlic
- a little milk and flour
- salt, pepper, vegetable seasoning
Roll the leaves up and cut into half inch pieces.
Here you can see my compost bowl/ colander... everything that can, goes to compost around here...
Next dice bacon, and heat to crispy bacon pieces, then add kohlrabi. If you are vegetarian this could be substituted by onion and bit of olive oil.
Once, kohlrabi leaves are a little softer, add water (broth), so everything is covered.
Add garlic, seasonings and cook until soft for 20-30 minutes. Let it boil and then simmer.
While simmering add mixture of flour and milk (about 3 spoons of flour), just to thicken the soup), if you are used to thickening your soups somehow else, go ahead.
We eat this with egg - "sunny side up" on the top and bread, which is optional.
Use your imagination...
Enjoy!
This might not be that gourmet food that you want to make for your guest, but it is very tasty and also healthy. The most important it is super cheap and quick. Most of the people throw those leaves away.
If you never tried kohlrabi before, than all I can say is, "You should give them a try."
