Soul Food Turnip Greens
Turnip greens with smoked turkey is a classic southern soul food side dish. Customize this recipe with your favorite meat (like ham hocks, smoked neck bones, or salted pork) for a delicious family dinner side.
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 10-12 bunches Turnip Greens
- 1 large smoked turkey wing
- 8 cups water
- 1 medium yellow oniom
- 1 medium bell pepper any color
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp seasoning salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 medium turnips peeled & diced
Instructions
- Add the smoked turkey wing into a large pot, then pour in 8 cups of water.
- Place the pot over high heat, and bring to a boil. Let cook for 45-50 minutes.
- While the smoked turkey is cooking, clean your greens. ( Be sure to check out my cooking tutorial to that you can see how I clean my turnip greens).
- Once the greens are cleaned, remove the leaves from the stems, and start adding the turnip leaves in the pot.
- Once all the greens are in the pot, start adding in the onions and bell peppers.
- Next add in the garlic, red pepper flakes, seasoning salt, black pepper, brown sugar, and vinegar.
- Give everything a nice stir, then reduce the heat to medium.
- Let the soul food turnip greens cook for 1 hour & 30 minutes over medium heat.
- Now toss in the turnips, and fold in with the other ingredients. Let cook for another 30 - 45 minutes.
- Serve, and enjoy with some cornbread.