Turnip Greens
Greens are the vegetable for this week’s Good Friends Good Food and I prepared turnip greens. It was my choice and I actually cooked them on New Year’s Day.
I really enjoy greens, turnip and collard greens in particular. However, I really don’t prepare them very often. They are like the forgotten vegetable at our house. They always pop into my memory around New Year’s Day. According to tradition, they represent paper money. It is very important to eat all the right foods for luck in the new year, especially if you are from the South.
Because they are so easy and nutritious, I plan to serve them more this year. Who knows, maybe the luck can extend to other days.
This rendition is just a random concoction of mine. Every time I prepare greens, I just add ingredients intuitively and have never documented quantities. I liked this version, but my husband wanted more sugar added. Pepper sauce added to individual servings and cornbread to accompany are a must!
Recipe
Ingredients
4 Tbsp Butter
I Medium Onion, diced
2 c. Water
3 Medium Turnips, peeled and diced
Large Bag Turnip Greens, Washed
1 Tbsp Horseradish
1 Tbsp Sugar
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
Directions
Firstly, combine all ingredients in a large pan. Next, bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Lastly, serve with pepper sauce and cornbread.
Good Friends Good Food Links
Kayte’s Roasted Butternut Squash with Sautéed Chard
Lastly, my page, Vegetables with Good Friends, Good Food, contains a listing of all the vegetables we have cooked.
The next vegetable to be cooked by the group is fresh shell beans. I’m sure there will be some creative dishes prepared.
As good as yours look I have never developed a taste for them. I have tried them….
I did not like them until I tasted some made by my Mother-in-law. She was a fabulous cook and I was hooked.
I love turnips! That is one thing that makes turnip greens better than collards to me. You definitely should throw all of this in your instant pot. So super easy! I could eat these a couple times a week, but like you, I tend to forget about them most of the time when preparing my grocery list. Glad you picked these!
I will definitely try in the Instant Pot next time!
Oh, I like the idea of serving these with the turnips in them, that looks tasty. I do like turnips…and sometimes they come with the tops attached so I think I can try this one. I seem to be sensing that adding sugar and hot sauce seems to be common ground. And the cornbread. Definitely something new for me to learn this year. Nice photos of it all.
Thanks Kayte!
It’s hard to get turnips with their greens on. Season is from Mai to September here.