Pizokel With Chard And Bacon Recipes

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• Place a large pot of water on to boil for pasta.
• Stem the chard. Chop the stems. Coarsely chop the greens and keep separate.
• Stack the bacon and cut the bacon into batons 1/8 to 1/4-inch wide.
• Peel and chop the onion. Halve the leek lengthwise and trim the tough green tops. Run the leek under the water and wash thoroughly. Chop the leek, whites and light greens. Peel the garlic and grate or chop.
• Heat a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and render, then remove from pan, if desired. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in pan, drain off excess if there is any.
• Add EVOO or butter to pan and add the stems, onions, leeks and garlic. Season with salt, pepper, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and thyme and soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Add wine and stock if using and let it absorb.
• Salt boiling water and cook pasta to 1 minute less than package directions for al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup starchy water.
• Toast nuts while pasta cooks in small skillet over moderate heat.
• Add cream to sauce, wilt the greens into stems and add a little nutmeg. Return bacon to pan. Drain pasta and add to sauce and greens with reserved water and cheese. Toss pasta 1 minute. Adjust seasoning and serve topped with chopped toasted nuts and pass more cheese at table.
• To a shaker, add wine, brandy, simple syrup, allspice and orange juice. Shake it up. Pour into a wine glass and top with seltzer.

Steps:

• Coat a large saute pan lightly with olive oil and add the diced bacon, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Bring the pan to medium-high heat. When the garlic has turned a lovely golden brown, remove from the pan and discard. At this point the bacon should start to become brown and crispy. Add the Swiss chard stems and the stock and cook until the stock has mostly evaporated. Add the Swiss chard leaves and saute until they are wilted. Season with salt.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix oil and garlic together in a small bowl and brush over pizza crust. Pre-bake crust in the preheated oven for 2 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Evenly sprinkle pizza crust with pepper Jack cheese and Cheddar cheese and return to the hot oven. Bake until cheese is melted, about 2 minutes.
• Evenly distribute crumbled bacon, pickle slices, and crushed red pepper flakes over the crust. Return to the oven and bake for 2 more minutes. Garnish with dill.

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add broth, wine, salt and Swiss chard to skillet; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until chard is tender., Add linguine; heat through, tossing to combine. Sprinkle with cheese.

Steps:

• Sift the flour into a bowl, and mix well with the milk-water and the eggs. Stir in the mint, add salt to taste and allow to stand for about thirty minutes. Cut the raw meat into thin strips and add to the dough. Rinse a wooden cutting board with cold water, and spread the dough out around 1/2" thick. Cut into thin strips with a sharp knife, and drop the strips into a pot full of boiling water (about three cups of water, or just enough to cover the dough). Add the Swiss chard, celery and carrots into the water as well. As soon as the strips of "pizokel" rise to the surface in the water, take them out with a slotted spoon and allow them to drain, but keep warm until all the Pizokels are cooked. Before serving, add bacon, herbs, onions, grated cheese or butter over the top of the Pizokels.

Steps:

• Cook linguine in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium heat until beginning to crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Drain all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from skillet. Add onion and saut over medium-high heat until softened, about 7 minutes. Add Swiss chard and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add pasta cooking liquid to skillet. Toss until chard is wilted and tender, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle vinegar over; cook 1 minute.
• Add linguine and oil to sauce in pot and toss to coat. Transfer to large bowl. Sprinkle with bacon and cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Coat a large saute pan lightly with olive oil and add the diced bacon, garlic, and crushed red pepper.
• Bring the pan to medium-high heat. When the garlic has turned a lovely golden brown, remove from the pan and discard.
• At this point the bacon should start to become brown and crispy. Add the Swiss chard stems and the stock and cook until the stock has mostly evaporated.
• Add the Swiss chard leaves and saute until they are wilted. Season with salt and serve.