Southern Style Turnip Greens

By lindaauman

From Lisa's Carolina Kitchen: The following is my mother's recipe for turnips. ~Lisa Carter Waring

Ingredients

• 8 cups turnip greens, torn
• 1 large turnip, peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Wash about eight cups of torn turnip greens and slow boil the greens for about two hours in a large pot filled with eight cups of water and 1 tablespoon of salt.

At the same time, in a smaller saucepan, slow boil 1 large, peeled and diced turnip root in three cups of water, two tablespoons of butter, a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of pepper.

Add more water to both pots during the cooking process, if necessary.

Next, combine the cooked root to the large pot of cooked turnip greens. Add 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper and stir.

Serve with white cider vinegar or hot pepper sauce.