Collard greens side dishes

Collard greens 콜라드그린

Collard greens are not a familiar vegetable in Korean cuisine. However, since the vegetable is nutritious, healthy, and delicious, I wanted to use it in my cooking. First I tried to make kimchi with it, but it turned out too tough. Then I tried cooked collard greens at a BBQ restaurant in New York and I enjoyed the taste a lot. I wanted to develop a recipe that fits the Korean taste.

The first collard green recipe is based on an authentic Korean dish. I used to use napa cabbage leaves or radish leaves instead of collard greens. If I were still living in Korea, I would never think about using collard greens for the recipe. Since I am living in the USA, getting collard greens is easier than getting napa cabbage or radish leaves, and they are always cheap.

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Which recipe do you prefer?
  Korean-style with anchovies Maangchi’s vegetarian

This recipe worked perfectly, even with the stems. When the stems are cooked they’re soft and crunchy just like broccoli stems.

In my second collard green recipe, I used roasted cashew nuts to make a milky broth. This is a completely vegetarian side dish. Adding a little bit of honey and vinegar worked perfectly. You could use this as a side dish for roasted turkey or chicken, fried chicken, and BBQ.

I made these dishes for my friends and got great feedback. Make both versions and let us know which one you prefer. A year ago, when I posted 2 kinds of soybean sprout soup: spicy or non-spicy, I ran a poll to see which one my readers preferred. The result shows more people prefer spicy to the non-spicy version.

Korean-style collard greens side dish

Ingredients

1 pound of collard greens, kosher salt, garlic, onion, dried anchovies, soybean paste, and water.

Directions

  1. Boil water in a large pot.
  2. Cut off the top tough part of the collard greens, and arrange the leaves side by side stems parts and leaf parts.
  3. Add a handful of salt to the boiling water.
  4. Put the collard greens stem-first in boiling water and cook for 1 minute.
  5. Submerge the collard greens in the water by pressing them down with a wooden spoon.
  6. Close the lid and cook for 3 minutes.
  7. Drain the collard greens and rinse them in cold water a couple of times.
  8. Drain the water and chop the leaves into small pieces.
  9. Put them in a wok or cooking pot.
  10. Add 3 cloves of minced garlic, 7 large dried anchovies (after heads and guts are removed), ¼ cup of soybean paste, ¼ cup chopped onion, and 1½ cup water.
  11. Close the lid and bring to a boil.
  12. 10 mnutes later, open the lid and mix it with a spoon and cook another 10 minutes.
  13. Transfer it to a serving plate and serve with rice.

Maangchi’s vegetarian collard greens side dish

Ingredients

1 pound of collard greens, garlic, olive oil, roasted cashew nuts, water, kosher salt, honey, vinegar.

Directions

  1. Boil water in a large pot.
  2. Cut off the top tough part of the collard greens, and arrange the leaves side by side stems parts and leaf parts.
  3. Add a handful of salt to the boiling water.
  4. Put the collard greens stem-first in boiling water and cook for 1 minute.
  5. Submerge the collard greens in the water by pressing them down with a wooden spoon.
  6. Close the lid and cook for 3 minutes.
  7. Drain the collard greens and rinse them in cold water a couple of times.
  8. Drain the water and chop the leaves into small pieces.
  9. Put them in a wok or cooking pot
  10. Blend ⅓ cup roasted cashew nuts and 1½ cup water with a blender for a minute.
  11. Add it to the pot.
  12. Add 3 cloves of minced garlic, 2 ts kosher salt, 1 tbs olive oil, 1 tbs honey (or sugar) and 1 tbs vinegar.
  13. Mix it with a spoon well and bring to a boil over high heat.
  14. 10 mnutes later, open the lid and mix it with a spoon and cook another 10 minutes.
  15. Transfer it to a serving plate and serve with rice.
  16. Serve with main dish such as roasted meat or BBQ.

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Posted on Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 9:28 pm. Last updated on April 26, 2015.
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30 Comments:

  1. csh3prodigy philadelphia joined 11/11 & has 2 comments
    Posted November 19th, 2011 at 7:47 pm |

    hi maangchi

    thanks so much for the great site. i’m about to try the second recipe with mu leaves but i
    have a question. the ingredients list honey but in the directions, you don’t mention the honey. when is it added and how much. also, my eemo sometimes adds a little 조선간장
    when making 나물. will that be ok in this recipe?

    thanks again for everything.
    take care and stay well
    c

  2. cosmos Nonsan, Korea joined 9/11 & has 1 comment
    Posted September 29th, 2011 at 1:14 pm |

    Hello! I am so happy to have found your site! I am in Korea and figuring out how to cook new things with the new ingredients! If you were in Korea, what greens would you use? I see different ones and get a little intimidated… just because I don’t know what they are! or how best to cook them! i usually just mix them with other veggies in a stir fry but I am so excited to try new recipes! And it’s so great that all of yours are all on the stove- because that’s what I’m working with! I also have not done a ton of cooking in the past and am really excited to explore my creative cooking side! Thank you so much!

  3. DominiqueEchard North Carolina joined 5/09 & has 36 comments
    Posted September 14th, 2011 at 9:46 pm |

    Maangchi, I’m so glad you mentioned radish leaves! I’m going to make this tomorrow to stretch out my jjajangmyun leftovers. I’ve got a HUGE bunch of young summer radishes that I don’t want to make into kimchi and I’ve been trying to figure out something to make out of them. So I think this dish with the greens and pickles with the radishes. I’m so happy!

  4. unchienne Georgia, USA joined 10/08 & has 15 comments
    Posted October 13th, 2010 at 12:53 am |

    Just made this tonight and it’s delicious. The only modification I made was that I cooked it quite a bit longer than the recipe called for. It’s just a personal preference, but I like my greens cooked to death. LoL

  5. Bell fresno ca 93703 joined 10/10 & has 3 comments
    Posted October 7th, 2010 at 12:56 am |

    Hi Maanhgchi, have you ever thought of mustard green kimchi, it is so good. I made it once and it was very delicious. you should try it. My mom would make it every summer.

  6. Just_Tina Washington DC Metro Area joined 7/10 & has 8 comments
    Posted October 6th, 2010 at 2:57 pm |

    WOWEE!!! thanks, maangchi. i totally love greens (any kind: collards, kale, mustard, turnip, etc.) and i usually cook them traditionally as we do in the south, i.e., i use a smoked hamhock or turkey wing. However, I am always open to new ways of preparing greens and i totally love this korean twist. please post more recipes using greens!!!!

    BTW, i made doejibulgogi yesterday. wow, total YUM! last week, i made korean radish and beef soup and musaengchae. YUMMMMM!

  7. sirdanilot Terneuzen, The Netherlands joined 10/09 & has 25 comments
    Posted October 2nd, 2010 at 7:11 pm |

    I love that you take the ingredients of the country you live and adapt it to your own cuisine’s taste!

    I’m pretty sure this should work with kale too. It’s going to be in season here come winter so I might make it with that.

    In the spring here there is a vegetable that I think is young cabbage or radish leaves or something (not sure what plant it actually is), this sounds like an excellent recipe for that vegetable.

  8. eviLeviathanMaybe Philippines joined 4/10 & has 9 comments
    Posted October 2nd, 2010 at 1:14 am |

    Love the background music! I love Clazziquai (and the recipe of course XD)! both dishes look appetizing! They both made me crave!

  9. Reinier Rotterdam, The Netherlands joined 2/09 & has 102 comments
    Posted October 1st, 2010 at 6:35 pm |

    Great invention! Can you substitute collard greens with kale?

  10. heeheejung Santa Ana, CA joined 10/10 & has 1 comment
    Posted October 1st, 2010 at 1:41 pm |

    Maangchi shi, your jokes are soooooo funny!!!!

  11. powerplantop Louisiana joined 6/09 & has 70 comments
    Posted October 1st, 2010 at 10:37 am |

    When I get back in the States I will try the Korean version.

    But now I also have to develop a Kimchi recipe for Collards that is not tough.

  12. leahangel Seattle, WA USA joined 9/10 & has 24 comments
    Posted October 1st, 2010 at 2:31 am |

    Both recipes look very B.B! :D

    Where did you get the idea of making a cashew sauce? That’s very unique!
    I’m going to have to try both recipes soon!

  13. Epicurean Adventure Minneapolis, MN joined 8/10 & has 30 comments
    Posted October 1st, 2010 at 12:15 am |

    My friend Lily had some collard greens growing in her garden the last time I was at her house when we made Kimchi together. I’m going to see if we can try making this recipe together. It looks really delicious. I’d probably prefer the Korean taste version. I don’t really like the cashew’s flavor.

    I’ll send you some photos when I make it!

    ~Will

  14. soko2usa Minnesota joined 4/09 & has 55 comments
    Posted September 30th, 2010 at 11:26 pm |

    When you rinsed the collard greens in the cold water I was reminded of your naengmyeon video when you rinsed the noodles. It sounded just the same! I can’t wait to try this!

  15. jimin Oakville, Ontario . Canada joined 9/08 & has 18 comments
    Posted September 30th, 2010 at 10:37 pm |

    That looks delicious and I love the way you show us how to plate them with your ojingajyut.

    I think you can use this recipe on most all stalky green vegetables. Is that right?

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