Kale, Kohlrabi and Mint Stir Fry with Bacon and Fried Egg

They make it look easy. Spork, I mean. You remember Spork, right? I wrote about them last summer, their Mexican Corn on the Cob, the no-recipe recipe they shared with me. I’ve been hooked on their Kale, Kohlrabi & Mint Stir Fry with Bacon  (I always add a fried egg to make it a meal). So finally I conjured the courage to ask for the recipe.

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And guess what? It’s another no-recipe recipe. But one of the ingredients was a complete surprise.

Fish sauce! Just the right amount of umami to keep you coming back to this dish again and again.

Here was the reply:

Hey Marissa … great to hear from ya

There isn’t really even a recipe for that dish … it’s just thin sliced kale and kohlrabi stir fried with already cooked diced bacon (and a little dab of grease) and tossed with lemon, mint, and fish sauce … I don’t have any proportions for ya … it’s not even written down in our recipe book

Needless to say, I’m a pretty big fan of this place – delicious food, fabulous people. And I’m not the only one. Maybe you saw them in a recent rave-review from the New York Times. The article begins:

Spork, a Bend, Ore., restaurant that began as a food truck, is a precocious lovechild of sesame and pork. Jeff Hunt, an owner and the executive chef, developed the menu based on expeditions to places like Bangkok and the Yucatán; the result is dishes like spicy fried chicken with kimchi and fried catfish tacos with chili mayo.

If you visit Bend, obviously don’t miss your chance to eat at Spork. And in the meantime, you should try a couple of their no-recipe recipes at home.

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Kale, Kohlrabi & Mint Stir Fry with Bacon and Fried Egg

By: Marissa Stevens

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Calories: 243

Servings: 2 people

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The ingredient mix is the key here, the quantity of each is up to you. I’ve listed the amounts I use to make dinner (or lunch) for two as a starting point – adjust them to make it your own.

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Ingredients  

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• ▢ 2 slices bacon diced
• ▢ 1 pound Lacinato kale (Italian) about 1 large bunch, thinly sliced crosswise into ribbons
• ▢ 1 bulb kohlrabi peeled and thinly sliced into ribbons
• ▢ Juice of 1 lemon
• ▢ 1/3 cup fresh mint coarsely chopped
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fish sauce or more
• ▢ olive oil
• ▢ 2 eggs

Instructions 

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add deiced bacon; cook and stir until bacon is crisp. Remove bacon from skillet.
• Remove all but 1 tablespoon bacon grease from pan. Add kale and kohlrabi ribbons to hot grease; cook and stir just until wilted, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium heat until hot. Add olive oil. Crack eggs into hot oil and fry to desired doneness (I prefer sunny-side up).
• Remove kale mixture from heat and stir in bacon, lemon juice, mint, and fish sauce. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Divide kale mixture between two serving plates. Top each plate with fried egg and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 1037mg | Potassium: 964mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 23223IU | Vitamin C: 215mg | Calcium: 624mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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