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Kohlrabi with Greens

4 servings

Ingredients

• Kohlrabi (as needed)
• Water (a little)
• Beef broth (a little)
• Kohlrabi leaves (a little)
• Salted water (a little)
• Roux (a little)
• Potatoes (a little)

Instructions

1. Peel young kohlrabi, slice into fine disks or strips, remove any hard parts, rinse with cold water, and pour boiling water over them.
2. Add beef broth and cook until tender.
3. Strip the young leaves from their stems, blanch in salted water, chop finely, add to the rest of the vegetables, and cook until tender.
4. Thicken the finished vegetables with a roux and mix with some boiled potatoes.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.