How to Cook Sea Kale with Melted Butter Sauce — The Victorian Way

Buy your copy of our ’Victorian Way’ cookery book here: Today, Mrs Crocombe is preparing a delicate vegetable dish with an unusual ingredient. Sea kale is found growing wild along Britain’s coastlines, but in Mrs Crocombe’s day would have been grown under forcing pots. In fact, sea kale is still grown in the gardens at Audley End House today. Exotic ingredients like this which were difficult to grow out of season were a mark of wealth for a family like the Braybrookes. Plan a visit to Audley End House: English Heritage is a charity that cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites. Find out how you can support our work here: FOR THIS RECIPE, YOU WILL NEED... (To serve 4) 24 sticks of sea kale about 21cm/8in in length, or substitute celery or another delicately-flavoured vegetable 55g / ¼ cup butter, plus 2 tbsp to finish 1 tbsp flour 285ml / 1¼ cups hot w