Garys Savory Turnip Greens Food

SOUL FOOD TURNIP GREENS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large stock pot.
• Add onions and red peppers.
• Cook until tender and then add garlic.
• Cook garlic until fragrant and golden.
• Stir in chicken broth, hot sauce, red pepper flakes, and diced smoked turkey.
• Taste broth and season with salt & black pepper. Broth should taste very well seasoned and delicious.
• Let broth simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add turnips greens to pot and allow them to cook down slightly.
• Stir, cover and simmer for 1 hour (stirring occasionally)
• Remove lid and taste to adjust seasonings again. (I usually add a bit more salt, black pepper and hot sauce)
• Stir in baking soda and liquid smoke. (this will help further lessen the bitterness)
• Cover and simmer for an additional 10- 20 minutes or until greens are tender to your liking.
• Serve hot.

TRULY TASTY TURNIPS WITH GREENS

Steps:

• In a greased 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until vegetables are tender, stirring once. If using ham hocks, remove meat from bones when cool enough to handle; cut ham into small pieces and return to slow cooker. Serve with a slotted spoon.

BRAISED TURNIP GREENS

Steps:

• Place the turkey wings in a 3-quart saucepan and add enough water to just cover them, about 5 cups. Bring to a boil, skimming off any foam that forms on the surface. Reduce to a simmer and let cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours. Strain the wings and remove the meat from the bones and set aside; discard the bones. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the broth; save the remaining broth for another use.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper and cook 1 minute more. Add turnip greens in batches, allowing each batch to wilt and stirring to distribute before adding the next batch.
• Once all the greens are added, stir in the vinegar, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Return the turkey to the pot along with the reserved broth. Reduce the heat to low, cover and let simmer until the greens are very tender, about 40 minutes.

GARY'S SAVORY TURNIP GREENS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and simmer 10-15 minute.
• The liquid may be thickened slightly with flour, if desired.
• If possible, prepare this vegetabe ahead of time. Allow flavors to blend. Reheat at serving time.

MA'S TURNIP GREENS

Steps:

• Wash the greens in cold water.
• Chop Pork Bacon into 1/2" cubes.
• In a large pot add your pork bacon and bacon grease. Cook until bacon starts to turn brown.
• Add water into the pot with the pork bacon. Bring to a boil.
• Add green into the pot. As the greens cook down add the red pepper pods, salt and black pepper.
• Cook to your desire tenderness.

TASTY TURNIP GREENS

Steps:

• Place pepper jewl in a large pot and brown on both sides.
• Remove cooked pepper jewl from pot and set aside for later.
• Add 4 cups hot water, salt, pepper,crushed red pepper flakes,olive oil, sugar and red wine vinegar, and bring to a boil.
• Add half the turnip greens, cover and cook for 10 minutes until greens have cooked down a little.
• Add rest of greens. Stir well, cover and cook for 40 minutes over medium heat.
• Stir two or three times while greens cook.
• Add pepper jewel back to pot.

QUICK TURNIP GREENS

Steps:

• Heat a quart of salted water to boiling in a saucepan. Cook greens until just tender, about 5 minutes; drain.
• In a skillet cook bacon. Remove and drain on paper toweling.
• Add onion to the skillet and cook until soft, 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the greens and toss. Stir in the sugar and the vinegar and cook until heated through, about 2 or 3 minutes.
• Crumble bacon and sprinkle over top. Add a couple of dashed of hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.