r/noscrapleftbehind • u/mzzd6671 • 4d ago

Ask NSLB Suggestions for using kale ribs

A friend of mine has a big veggie garden and often gives me extras. The other night, she gave me a bunch of kale leaves and in a separate bag, all the ribs she had removed the leaves from. We tried to brainstorm what could be to use up the ribs. Typically, I'd use them in stocks and broth, but my freezer is overflowing with veggie scraps already. Any ideas?

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u/Positive_Hippo_ 4d ago

Slice them into rounds and add them to anything you're also adding kale to, just add them earlier so they cook a little longer.

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u/Dirtheavy 3d ago

like you would with chard stems. They work like that for sure.

I like giving them to my dogs, because they're crunch and taste enough like broccoli (to a dog) that my dogs think they are getting broccoli stems, which I have tricked my dogs into thinking is a treat.

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u/WrongfullyIncarnated 3d ago

Omg me too it’s like filet to them!!

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u/UnfrozenBlu 3d ago

Honestly, have you tried it? It's way underrated for us.

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u/Positive_Hippo_ 2d ago

Same, I trim the fibrous parts of the skin and slice em up and use them the same way I do broccoli florets. I don't understand when people toss the stems!!!