Sauteed Swiss Chard with Bacon
Tangy, garlicky, and oh-so-bacon-y! This Sauteed Swiss Chard with Bacon is the perfect side dish for adding a burst of flavour and vibrant colour to any meal.
Equipment
- non stick pan or wok
Ingredients
- 500 grams chard *the chef has used rainbow chard
- 4 strips streaky bacon
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chilli flakes
- 1 tablespoon black pepper ground
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Salt to taste
- Zest and juice of half a lemon *zest is optional
Instructions
- Crisp up 4 strips streaky bacon in a non-stick pan
- Remove the bacon and set aside to rest on a paper towel or a baking rack. Do not discard the bacon grease. Once slightly cooled roughly chop the bacon.
- Roughly chop 500 grams of chard (any type, the chef has used rainbow chard), separate the stems from the leaves.
- Put the pan with the bacon grease back on the heat, and turn it up to high. Put the chard stems into the pan and sauté with 1 tablespoon black pepper and salt to taste for a minute.
- Add 1 tablespoon garlic and 1 tablespoon butter and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add 2 tablespoons of water to steam through the stalks and then add the chard leaves, the chopped bacon and 1 tablespoon chilli flakes. Sauté for another minute and a half.
- Turn off the heat. Squeeze in the lemon juice and add the zest and serve.