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Collards and Cabbage with Smoked Turkey

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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs 30 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 45 mins
Course Side Dish, Vegtable dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Smoked turkey wing or leg
  • 8 cups water
  • 3 cloves garlic Whole
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ⅓ Cup Onion Diced
  • ⅓ Cup Red bell pepper Diced
  • 8 Cups Collards Chopped
  • 4 Cups Cabbage Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Mustard
  • 2 tsp Honey Or to taste
  • Seasoned salt To taste
  • Pepper To taste
  • Cayenne pepper To taste

Instructions
 

  • Clean collards thoroughly by soaking and rinsing them to get off all the dirt off them.
  • Put water into pot and add smoked turkey over medium heat. When it comes to a boil, turn down to low and allow to simmer. Add garlic cloves. Cook till turkey begins to get tender. It will take about 1½- 2 hours.
  • When turkey is cooking, chop/dice vegetables, keep separated, and set aside.
  • In a small pan, put olive oil in pan and saute onions and peppers until translucent.
  • Once turkey has become tender, pull out garlic cloves and mash. Return to pot and stir. Add mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Add Bell pepper, onion and collards.
  • When collards begin to get tender, add cabbage and cook till tender. Serve.
Keyword Cabbage, Collards, Collards and cabbage, Greens, Smoked turkey