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Mock Southern Greens

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Mock Southern Greens

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by Brussels Sprouts for Breakfast

Mock Southern Greens

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by ashley_samuel_pierson

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Greens
  • Brussels Sprouts for Breakfast's Testing Notes: Being a big fan of southern greens, I loved this dish. Traditional southern greens typically call for a ham hock to fill the greens with that wonderful smoke, but you remove the hock at the...

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    ashley_samuel_pierson's Notes: I mention my southern grandma a lot. She was the biggest influence to my cooking today, besides my mom. I call these mock greens because I use andouille sausage instead of the ham hock that...

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Serves 4 to 6

  1. In a skillet over medium heat add olive oil. Brown sausage, then add onions. Cook until onions are just soft, about 5 minutes.

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  2. Stir in 1 cup chicken stock. Add the reserve stock if needed in step 3.

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  3. Add greens,cinnamon,cayenne pepper, paprika, salt and pepper. Turn down heat to medium low. Add lid to skillet and let greens cook for 30 minutes. Be sure to check liquid making sure greens don't scorch. Add reserve stock if needed.

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  4. Transfer greens with sausage to a serving bowl. Add vinegar over the greens. Toss and serve.

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8 Comments on Mock Southern Greens

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Hey Brussels Sprouts for Breakfast! I think that is great, hope your readers enjoy. i need to stop by your blog!

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Thanks sor the feedback Brussels Sprouts for Breakfast! I agree about the ham hock!

I posted your recipe to my blog... hope you don't mind! I'm sure all my readers will love the recipe! http://brusselsforbreak.blogspot.com/2011/09/recipe-testing-for-folks-at-food52.html

Looking forward to testing out your recipe this weekend with lots of fresh ingredients from the farmer's market!!

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Thanks Brussels Sprouts for Breakfast! I would love to hear how it turned out!

I loved it!! So did everyone I served it to. Such a good variation on traditional southern greens. I never want to take the ham hock out at the end!

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Thanks Sdebrango!
I went to the farmer's market Saturday and I bought a mix of greens. Mustard greens are delicious!

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Very nice, love all the flavors and the sausage. Would love this with the mustard greens,

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