Italian Pork Sausage & Kale Fried Rice

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  ½ tsp, ½ tsp
• chili flakes
  2 tsp
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• garlic
  6 cloves
• grape tomatoes
  2 c
• italian pork sausage
  4 links
• jasmine rice
  2 c
• kale
  2 bunch
• olive oil
  4 tbsp
• salt
  2 tsp
• scallions
  8 stalks
• water
  1¼ cups, 1¼ cups

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   kale garlic grape tomatoes chili flakes scallions jasmine rice italian pork sausage olive oil salt black pepper cooking oil water

   kale: 1 bunch, garlic: 3 cloves, grape tomatoes: 1 c, chili flakes: 1 tsp, scallions: 4 stalks, jasmine rice: 1 c, italian pork sausage: 2 links, olive oil: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: ½ tsp, cooking oil: 1 tbsp, water: 1¼ cups
2. 

   2

   In a small pot , combine jasmine rice , water , and a pinch of salt . Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender ⏱️ 15 minutes . Drain any remaining water.

   jasmine rice: 1 c, water: 1¼ cups, salt: 1 tsp
3. 

   3

   While rice cooks, wash and dry all produce. Stem and chop kale . Mince garlic . Halve grape tomatoes . Thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens.

   kale: 1 bunch, garlic: 3 cloves, grape tomatoes: 1 c, scallions: 4 stalks
4. 

   4

   Remove italian pork sausage from casing if necessary and discard casing. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, scallion whites, and as many chili flakes as you like. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until sausage is browned and cooked through ⏱️ 4 minutes .

   italian pork sausage: 2 links, cooking oil: 1 tbsp, chili flakes: 1 tsp
5. 

   5

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in the same pan over medium heat. Add grape tomatoes, garlic, kale, remaining salt, and black pepper . Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant ⏱️ 30 seconds .

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, black pepper: ½ tsp
6. 

   6

   Stir sausage and cooked jasmine rice into the pan with veggies. Cook, stirring frequently, until everything is well combined ⏱️ 1 minutes . If mixture seems dry, add a drizzle of olive oil. Taste and season with additional salt and black pepper as needed.
7. 7

   Divide fried rice between shallow bowls. Top with scallion greens and serve. For extra spice, sprinkle with remaining chili flakes or drizzle with your favorite hot sauce.