Ingredients
- 1 bunch of fresh collards, washed and chopped
- 4-7 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 large sweet yellow onion, chopped
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 smoked turkey legs
- 2 turnip roots, chopped – about 2 cups
- Crushed red pepper to taste
- Cayenne pepper to taste
- 1 tsp coarse ground pepper
- Coarse sea salt to taste
Country Cornbread Ingredients
- 3 cups corn meal
- 1 egg
- 2 ¼ cups buttermilk
- ½ cup canola oil
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
Set the EGG up for indirect cooking with the convEGGtor at 350°F/177°C.
In the Big Green Egg Dutch oven add all of the ingredients except for the collards and turnips. Cover with enough broth to cover the ingredients. Boil for around 30 minutes until the meat is tender and falls off the smoked turkey legs. Remove the turkey legs, let cool and cut the meat off the bones. Shred the smoked turkey meat into bite size pieces. Discard bones and extra skin and return shredded meat to the Dutch oven. Taste broth and season to taste.
Bring the broth back to a boil and add the chopped collards and turnips – reserve 1 cup of collards and turnips. Stir to incorporate all ingredients. Cover and cook for about 45 – 55 minutes until collards are tender. Add the reserved collards and turnips at 45 minutes, cover, and cook for another 15 or so minutes. This will add a bit of fresh crunch to the dish and give the dish some additional color.
ENJOY!!!
Cornbread instructions call for adding sugar, but there’s not sugar listed in the ingredients. How much to add?
The Country Christmas Ham sounds delicious, but I take it the is NOT a pre-smoked ham?