Grammie Beas Dandelion Greens Recipes

BALSAMIC FRIED EGGS WITH WILTED GREENS (IN UNDER 10 MINUTES)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. When oil shimmers, add garlic and cook until it just starts to color, about 30 seconds.
• Add greens and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook until just wilted, about 1 minute. Immediately remove from heat and divide greens between two serving plates.
• Wipe out the pan, return it to medium heat, and add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. When oil shimmers, add eggs and fry until set, bubbly and brown on the edges, and the pan is almost dry, about 3 minutes.
• Carefully add balsamic vinegar and cook until vinegar is reduced and syrupy, about 2 minutes. Place two eggs on each mound of greens, evenly divide vinegar reduction, season with freshly ground black pepper, and serve with toasted bread.

GRAMMIE BEA'S DANDELION GREENS

Steps:

• Pick 2 lg. brown bags full of dandelions, or buy 3 lbs., as they shrink a lot during cooking.
• Wash dandelions well 2-3 times in changes of water, to remove bugs and dirt. Inspect leaves and stems as you go, to make sure they.
• arent wilted or rotted or anything, and break off any that are.
• Add about 6" of water to a lg. pot.
• Add cut up pieces of salt pork into the water.
• Once washed well, add the greens to the pot.
• Add 1 teaspoons salt. on top of the greens.
• Cook on high until water comes to a boil, then turn down to medium heat.
• Let greens cook, until reduced, and tender.
• Make sure salt pork is cooked through, at least 45-50 minutes.
• Drain well, and serve with butter, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Note: Preparation time varies, depending on how dirty the dandelions are and how well you clean them.

FLAGEOLETS EN PISSENLITS (BEANS WITH DANDELION GREENS)

Steps:

• Soak the dried beans in warm water for at least two hours; drain.
• Place the beans in a flameproof casserole with the onion, carrot, garlic and herbs, and add enough water to cover the beans by one inch.
• Cover and bring just to the boil over medium heat.
• Immediately reduce the heat and simmer for about an hour, adding additional water if necessary to keep beans covered.
• Add the greens and continue to cook for another thirty minutes or until the beans are creamy.
• Remove from the heat, swirl in the butter and season with the salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately.

WILTED DANDELION GREENS

Steps:

• Washing the greens very carefully, discarding the roots and tough stems. Dry between two towels. Tear the greens into small pieces.
• Fry the bacon in a large skillet until the bacon is very crisp. Remove bacon to paper towel.
• Add the mustard, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper to the fat in the pan. Bring to boil and put in dry greens.
• Cover and cook the greens for about 3 minutes, until just hot and wilted.
• Transfer to a warm vegetable dish and crumble bacon all over the top.

DANDELION FLOWER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix the oil and honey and then beat in the 2 eggs and vanilla.
• Remove the yellow flower parts from the green parts (compost the green parts).
• Stir in the flour, oatmeal, and dandelion flowers.
• Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto an oiled cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes.

GRAMMIE BEA'S FRIED SMELTS

Steps:

• Buy as many fresh water smelts as you need. They are smaller and sweeter than sea smelts.
• Clean the smelts in cold water, cutting off the heads, and snip down the belly with scissors, to remove the bellies.
• Rinse out the bellies of each one, as you cut and snip the heads.
• Soak in cold water, until you are ready to cook them, or put in fridge.
• When ready to cook you will need:.
• Eggs, beaten in a lg. bowl, enough to dip all your fish in,(depending on how much you are making depends on how many eggs you.
• need).
• I use about 3 eggs for 2 lbs. of smelts.
• Jiffy corn muffin mix, (if you are cooking 2-3 lbs. of smelts 1 box will do. If you are doing more, then you will need at least 2 boxes).
• oil, enough to fill the frying pan up about 2".
• salt, to taste.
• Beat the eggs well, and put them in a bowl.
• Put Jiffy corn muffin mix in a lg. plate, and mix in salt, about 1/2 teaspoons per box.
• Put oil in frying pan to get hot. Cook on high heat, letting the pan get hot, before putting in your fish, then turn down the heat to med-high.
• Dip your fish in the egg, and then in the muffin mix.
• Deep fry in at least 2" of oil in a heavy frying pan, until golden brown.
• You can also use this corn muffin mix to cook any other sweet fresh water fish, such as horn pout, or what you may call catfish, bass, white perch etc.