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Braised Turnips and Greens with Smoked Sausage
A Southern-style one-pot: turnip wedges and their greens simmered with browned smoked sausage in a smoky potlikker, finished with vinegar and hot sauce.
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Ingredients
serves 4From the garden
- 1½ lb turnips, peeled and cut into wedges, tops saved
- 1 bunch hearty greens (turnip tops, collards, or mustard greens), stemmed and roughly chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
From the pantry
- 14 oz smoked sausage, sliced into 1/2-inch coins
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- hot sauce (optional) · for serving, traditional
- 4 slices crusty bread (optional) · for sopping up the potlikker
- salt · to taste; the sausage carries a lot
- black pepper