Turnips With Mustard Greens and Cornmeal Dumplings
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Recipe type: vegetable
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 4 Servings
 
Turnips With Mustard Greens and Cornmeal Dumplings are big on flavor as well as packed with plenty of down-home goodness.
Ingredients
Greens
  • 2 bunches mustard greens (or a green mix:1 bunch mustard greens and 1 bunch turnip greens)
  • 2 medium turnip roots cut into medium pieces
  • 3 chicken bouillon
  • 4 cups water or chicken/vegetable broth (omit bouillon cubes if using both)
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Dumplings
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • ⅓ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup chopped green onions (optional or onions of your choice)
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup water
Instructions
Greens
  1. Prep the greens by removing any thick stems. It's equally important to discard greens that might be damaged or discolored. Wash the greens in cold water to remove any dirt or grit.
  2. Place the clean greens into a large pot with the 4 cups of water. If the leaves are large feel free to cut them in half before placing them into the pot.
  3. Add the chicken bouillon cubes (or chicken/vegetable broth), minced garlic, brown sugar, onion powder, salt, vinegar and red pepper flakes (optional) in other words, these ingredients will lean excellent flavor to the greens.
  4. Stir the ingredients into the greens, cook uncovered for 25 minutes on medium heat.
  5. If the liquid becomes low add more water to the pot as a result, it prevents the greens from becoming dry.
  6. Add the turnip roots to the greens, mix them evenly throughout the greens. Without a doubt, the turnip roots will boost the flavor factor of the greens.
Cornmeal Dumplings
  1. While the greens are cooking during the first 25 minutes prepare the cornmeal dumplings.
  2. In a medium bowl combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, onions, and baking powder mix all the ingredients thoroughly together. Slowly add the water to the ingredients mixing until a soft sticky dough occurs.
  3. Use a teaspoon to drop the dumplings into the greens. However, you could shape the dumplings into small balls using clean hands. Place the dumpling on top of the green throughout the pot.
  4. Place the lid on the pot and allow the steam to help cook the cornmeal dumplings. At this point do not stir the greens. Allow the dumplings to cook for another 20 minutes until the dumplings are puffed, and fully cooked. The size of the dumplings will determine the amount of time needed to cook them, for that reason more liquid will be needed throughout the cooking process.
Recipe by The Crafty Boomer at https://www.thecraftyboomer.com/turnips-with-mustard-greens-and-cornmeal-dumplings/