Spring Is Here! IOWA MISO Creamed Kale Recipe

Just the nice weather we needed! Blue sky, warm air, and bright light!

Ten years ago, there was a big earthquake in north-eastern Japan causing a once-every-1000 years tsunami. 
I learned about it early in the morning from a friend’s phone call. I remember how I spent all my time those days to try and contact my family, who were living in the affected area. After a couple of weeks, my friends and I put our heads together and started fundraising for my hometown. We collected 10,000 in 8 months which we sent to a fishermen’s coo-up which had lost its sea vegetable farm. I was amazed by the amount we could collect through the work of my friends and everyone who donated. Ten years later, I still appreciate it. This is the main reason why I started making miso here. Miso has been eaten in Japan since the 7th century. It is one of the principal reasons for Japanese longevity. I want to give back to the people of Iowa through my miso made with Iowa grown soybeans and grains. Thank you very much.
Health brings happiness! 
Here I introduce a favored recipe: IOWA MISO Creamed Kale!

IOWA MISO-Creamed Kale
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Ingredients: 

• 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter (add more as needed)
  
• 1 Large shallot → thinly sliced
  
• 2 cloves garlic → thinly sliced
  
• 4-6 cups of packed kale
  
• ¹/₂ cup mushrooms →  sliced
  
• ¹/₂ Tbsp. soy sauce
  
• ¹/₄ cup dry vermouth or dry sherry 
  
• ¹/₂ cup heavy cream + 1Tbsp. 12 months IOWA MISO (or more to taste)→ mixed well
  
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper. 
  

1. Melt the 2 Tbsp. butter in a large skillet, add garlic and shallots, cook for about 3-4 min on low heat. Add kale, slowly adding it in several  increments 
   
2. In another pan, melt 1 Tbsp. butter and add mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes with medium heat. Once cooked add soy sauce and saute for a few more minutes.
   
3. Once the kale is cooked, turn the heat on to high and add vermouth or dry sherry, then let it evaporate, about 1 minute.
   
4. Add the MISO-cream mixture and cook for about 2 minutes on medium high heat. Add mushrooms.
   

     Serve with some black pepper and you’re done! It is a very delicious main/side dish.  You can eat a lot of kale! Once you eat this dish, you just have to grow kale in your own garden this summer! 

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