Quick Turnip Greens

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The greens are cooked with bacon to give them a Southern-Style all day cooking flavor. This recipe is easily adapted to any green, i.e. mustards, collards, kale,etc.

by LucyS-D·published 2009-06-14

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Greens

Servings

2 serving(s)

Total time

25 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

109 kcal

Ingredients (7)

serves

1 lb turnip greens, stems removed and leaves cut into shredsturnip
3 slices center-cut baconbacon
1 cup onion, choppedonion
1/2 teaspoon sugarsugar
1/2 teaspoon cider vinegarvinegar
hot sauce, to taste (such as Tabasco)hot-sauce
salt & freshly ground black peppersalt-and-pepper

Instructions (4 steps)

01Heat a quart of salted water to boiling in a saucepan. Cook greens until just tender, about 5 minutes; drain.
02In a skillet cook bacon. Remove and drain on paper toweling.
03Add 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.
04Crumble bacon and sprinkle over top. Add a couple of dashed of hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

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