Kale and Miso Porridge
 
Kale and Miso Porridge
 
SIMMER RECIPE

Kale and Miso Porridge

15mins
easy
Servings: 1

Savoury porridge is such a nice way to start a busy day. While many people are turning their backs on grains these days, when properly prepared and cooked in bone broth, they are not only a great source of energy but also an important source of absorbable protein, vitamins and nutrients.

Soaking your grains overnight vastly improves their digestibility: it unlocks the nutrients that are bound up within the grain and neutralises anti-nutrients. As a matter of fact, while cooking grains and legumes without soaking might now be considered the norm, it is actually a relatively modern phenomenon. Our ancestors always soaked, sprouted or fermented grains and legumes (e.g. sourdough is fermented wheat).

Nowadays, with the sudden wave of interest in gut health, it's great to see scientific studies verifying ancient wisdom. We recommend boiling the kale before coating it in butter. Kale is heralded for its many health-giving properties, and lamentably, many people recommend consuming it raw, along with other cruciferous vegetables like broccoli.

However, cruciferous vegetables contain goitrogens, which are damaging to thyroid health. Cooking and discarding the cooking water removes most of these thyroid-suppressing chemicals. Consuming your cooked veg with liberal amounts of butter increases mineral absorption. And it tastes good. Adding the miso after cooking the kale makes sure that you've got a nice probiotic flourish to your breakfast to keep your microbiome happy.

Written by Bea Kabiri Recipe development with a keen interest in ancient foods

Ingredients

Free-Range Organic Chicken Bone Broth
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Instructions

  1. Place your porridge grain of choice in a bowl, cover with warm water, stir through your acid of choice and loosely cover. Leave in a warm place overnight to soak.
  2. In the morning, pour off any excess soaking liquid.
  3. Bring the broth and water to a boil in a small pot.
  4. Pour in the soaked grains and cook, stirring constantly with the end of a wooden spoon (or a traditional spurtle if you have one!) for an extra smooth and creamy porridge. Adjust the liquid until the consistency is to your liking.
  5. Once the porridge is cooked, reduce the heat to low and put the lid on to steam while you prepare the kale.
  6. Bring a pan of water to the boil and plunge in the kale. Boil for a couple minutes, until soft, then drain the cooking water through a colander. Melt the butter in the same pan, add the kale back into the pot, and stir briefly to coat.
  7. Remove kale from the heat and stir in the miso paste. Taste and add more if needed.
  8. Add toppings of choice and enjoy a delicious and nutritious breakfast. My suggestions would be: splash of rice wine vinegar, soy or tamari sauce, boiled egg, spring onion, sesame seeds, peanuts, chilli oil/sriracha/tabasco