Brown-Butter Creamed Winter Greens

Ingredients for Brown-Butter Creamed Winter Greens

• 3/4 stick unsalted butter, divided

• 2 cucchiai di farina semplice

• 475ml di latte intero

• 2 cucchiai di scalogno tritato

• 1 foglia di alloro turco o 1/2 foglia di alloro della California

• 6 grani di pepe nero

• 1.6kg mixed winter greens such as collards, mustard greens, and kale

• 170g slab bacon, any rind discarded and bacon cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch sticks (lardons)

• 240ml di cipolla finemente tritata

• 120 ml di panna doppia

• 2 spicchi d'aglio, tritati

• 1 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes

• 1 cucchiaio di aceto di sidro, o a piacere

How to make Brown-Butter Creamed Winter Greens

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, then add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute.

Add milk in a stream, whisking, then add shallot, bay leaf, and peppercorns and bring to a boil, whisking. Simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes. Strain béchamel sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids, and cover surface with parchment paper.

Discard stems and centre ribs from greens, then coarsely chop leaves.

Cook lardons in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden-brown but not crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then pour off fat from pot and wipe clean.

Heat remaining 60g butter in pot over medium-low heat until browned and fragrant, about 2 minutes, then cook onion, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.

Increase heat to medium-high, then stir in greens, 1 handful at a time, letting each handful wilt before adding next. Add béchamel, cream, garlic, red-pepper flakes, 3/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoons pepper and boil, uncovered, stirring, until sauce coats greens and greens are tender, about 10 minutes.

Stir in lardons, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.

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