Braised Champaign Greens Alongside Smoked Turkey Legs

H5N1 Fine Side Dish of Greens, Any Time of the Year.

Take a stroll downwardly whatever arrive at aisle, whatever fourth dimension of the year, in addition to y'all volition respect a mess of fine, tender greens ready for fine eating. Fresh greens are available year-round thank y'all to the large farms inward Florida in addition to a few along the coastal Gulf Coast in addition to of course, southern California. And thank y'all to imports from Latin America, nosotros are able to savor a much wider multifariousness of seasonal greens at their peak during our Gulf Coast tepid summers. Of course, cipher beats the freshness correct similar a shot buying in addition to supporting our local farmers markets.

This recipe is an quondam means of cooking a mess of greens, ofttimes amongst fatback, salted pork, bits of smoked ham or ham hocks; or amongst simply close whatever seasoning meat, along amongst a expert chicken broth. Caramelized onions start out the layering of flavor to the greens every bit they wilt to silky tenderness piece tedious simmering inward a most aromatic seasoned stock from your spice cabinet. With the hint of pickling from the cider vinegar in addition to sugar, the essence or quiddity is simply plenty to cutting the bitterness of the likes of kale or mustard. Enjoy!

Braised Field Greens amongst Smoked Turkey Leg Meat

2 cups unsalted chicken stock
2 smoked turkey legs
1 teaspoon each butter, bacon grease in addition to olive oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced vertically
1 or 2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dark-brown sugar
four quarts chopped summertime greens: swiss chard, beets, cabbage, collards, kale, spinach, orach, dandelion, etc
salt, pepper to taste

To a medium pot, add together chicken stock in addition to turkey legs; convey to a boil. Simmer medium depression for xxx minutes uncovered, in addition to thus take legs. Increase rut in addition to cut back to 1 1/2 cups. When cool, take meat from turkey legs, discard bones in addition to pare in addition to cutting or tear meat into seize amongst teeth size slivers; reserve.

Heat crude oil inward large skillet until hot, add together onion in addition to laid upward until dark-brown on i side, close four minutes. Add garlic cooking simply for a infinitesimal or ii until fragrant. Add greens a footling at a fourth dimension turning to coat until reduced plenty to add together the remaining greens. Add broth - a footling at a fourth dimension until greens are completely wilted in addition to are barely covered amongst broth. (You volition non role all of the broth.) Let laid upward uncovered until broth is reduced in addition to greens are really tender, close xv minutes. Season amongst tabular array salt to gustation in addition to amongst freshly soil dark pepper. Stir inward turkey meat in addition to serve hot.

NOTE: For wintertime greens mix, role the likes of turnips, collars, kale, mustard, cabbage, spinach, etc.