The BEST Southern Mustard Greens Recipe
These authentic Mustard Greens are slowly braised in a savory smoked turkey flavored pot liquor with a kick of spice until it becomes the soul food meal dreams are made of.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 64kcal
Ingredients
- 3 lbs mustard greens about 5-6 medium sized bunches
- 1 smoked turkey wing or leg, extra meaty
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp seasoned salt
- 2 tsp worcheshire sauce
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes you can go down on this to 1/2 teaspoon if you like less heat.
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
Instructions
- Start by pulling and tearing greens away from stems. Take a hand full of greens, roll them up and cut the rolls horizontally once resulting in medium size pieces.
- Next, add greens to empty clean sink and wash them removing all grit, sand and debris thoroughly with cold water until water becomes clear.
- Next rinse the turkey very well then add to a large pot along with the chicken stock and enough water to fully submerge the turkey then cover with a lid. Cook over medium high heat for about 45 minutes or until turkey is almost tender.
- Once turkey is almost tender, add greens then add about 4 or 5 additional cups of water or enough to just barely cover greens to the pot. This will become your pot likker.
- Add all ingredients to the pot and cook while covered for about an hour or until completely tender and excess water has cooked down level with the greens. Most of the water should be gone.
Notes
To pick wonderful greens at your local grocery store or farmer’s market, be sure to pay close attention to the leaves. They shouldn’t be too tough. You want to make sure that the leaves are easy to pull away from the stem and tear/cut later when preparing them to cook.
You can scale back the spice to 1/2 teaspoon if 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes is too much.
You will need some liquid left for the pot likker but it shouldn't be way more water than what tops the greens. You should continue to cook down.
Nutrition
Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 613mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg