Recipe

Soulful Mixed Greens Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Kattyg38 / All my dishes 2 years ago This recipe is a family tradition with a new, personalized touch. It's a good holiday side, and may not be good for everyone because of the high fat and salt content. Those that don't like mixed greens love my greens! Prep:30m Cook:195m Servings:10	Kattyg38
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Ingredients

3lbs Slick Mustard Greens

3lbs Turnip Greens

5 bunches Swiss Chard

2 pieces of aged salt pork( should have sat out covered with paper towel for aprox. 1 week; not for consumption. Fresh can be used.)

2 smoked hamhocks

1 smoked turkey wing/or smoked pork tail

1/2 green bell pepper, cut in medium sized chunks

Tablespoon of crushed red peppers/or hot green pepper, diced or both( depending on level of heat desired)

1/2 cup vegetable oil that was previously used for frying chicken

Garlic powder

Season Salt and Regular table salt

Directions

In a 6qt stockpot, add 4qts of water, salt pork, hamhocks and pork tails; boil for aprox. 1.30 hours. If using turkey, add to pot after 45 min cooking of other meats.NOTE: cooking time of smoked meats can vary, so check for tenderness of skin throughout cooking. Should not be too tender or too tough at this point).

While meats are cooking, pick leaves from stem of mustard and turnip greens, being mindful to leave some stem for nutritional and consistency value. Rinse/wash until leaves and sink no longer contain any grit. Swiss Chard can be picked and rinsed as well, but place separate from other greens.

Water in stockpot should be a milky color after cooking time has elasped; remove salt pork and discard.

Add cleaned mustard and turnip greens(if not enough room in pot, let greens cook down and continue to add until all are in pot) NOTE: If water in pot is above greens once all are added, carefully pour out until just under greens; they make their own water. Continue to do this throughout cooking time if water rises too far above greens).

Once greens have cooked down and all added, add oil, garlic powder, aprox. 2 tblspn of season salt and two tblspn of table salt, peppers, and green bell pepper. Cook for 30-45 min.

As you cook, taste liquid to check for desired flavor ( enough salt, garlic, etc. Add seasonings as desired. If too salty, add more water to cut salt)

NOTE: green bell pepper should cut any bitterness from turnip, if, however still a strong bitter taste, add about a 1/4 cup of sugar)

Add Swiss Chard; cook for aprox. another hour or to desired tenderness.

**The key to making this dish a success, is not too much water, seasoning, which should be monitored throughout cooking, and tenderness. Even the kids will love them!! Add Accent seasoning for a flavor boost.

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Comments

pipit13 2 years ago said:
This sounds great. My family will surely love this one.
Thanks

jenniferbyrdez 2 years ago said:
Yummo. I'm there. Thanks.

debbie919 2 years ago said:
I can tell you know what you're talking about Katty! Great post, thanks!

krumkake 2 years ago said:
I can see why people would love your greens! This sounds so flavorful - I've never tried to make this at home, but your recipe gives me the courage to attempt it. Thank you!

linebb956 2 years ago said:
Love my greens! Hard to find down here.. they grow them, but ship all north! If I am lucky to find a field they are cutting I ask to buy some...One day the farmer gave me a garbage sack full of mustard greens... the big bags.. that's a lot of greens! Took me awhile to clean all them but OMG.. the were wonderful! I fix them like you do...
Linda

trackwidow 2 years ago said:
This sounds really good! I bet it's very tasty. I love greens of all kinds.

nakedchef 2 years ago said:
This also sounds fantastic, thanks

borius 2 years ago said:
How the thought of greens warms my heart. It takes me back to my childhood in my grendmother's kitchen with a "mess" of food, all from scratch, all from the heart. I sure do miss her.
Mark