SOUTHERN MIXED GREENS WITH SMOKED TURKEY - HEALTHY OPTION | Holiday Series | Cooking With Carolyn

smoked turkey

🥗Healthier: smoked chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey legs

Smoked chicken is leaner, while turkey legs offer a similar flavor at a lower cost.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth reduces sodium and calories, while water with seasoning is budget-friendly.

Prepare the smoked turkey drumsticks by scoring them around to help the meat fall off the bone.

In a 7-quart cast iron enamel pot, add one smoked turkey drumstick and pour in about 10 cups of water.

Bring the pot to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium and let it simmer for an hour.

Clean the greens: rinse collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, and spinach thoroughly in a clean sink.

Tear off the thicker part of the stems from the greens and chop them roughly before washing them in salt water to remove any dirt or bugs.

Taste the stock to check the saltiness before adding other ingredients.

Remove tendons from the smoked turkey drumstick after it has simmered.

Add chopped onion, garlic, and seasonings back to the stock, including about three tablespoons of GDs seasoning and some white wine vinegar.

Let the mixture simmer for two and a half to three hours until the greens are tender.

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