Mustard Greens And Onions Recipes

MUSTARD GREENS AND SWEET-ONION SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is tender and golden, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add as many greens to skillet as will fit; season with salt and pepper. Cook until wilted, tossing and adding more greens as room becomes available, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in vinegar; season with salt and pepper, and serve.

MUSTARD GREENS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large high-sided skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add diced onion, and saute until translucent and beginning to brown, about 6 minutes. Add the prepared mustard greens, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Toss until greens are just wilted, adding more greens as they will fit into the pan. Toss with lemon juice just before serving.

BACON-BRAISED MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Rinse greens well. Cut out stems and thick veins; tear leaves into 4- or 5-inch pieces.
• Cook bacon in a large sauté pan until fat starts to render and bacon begins to brown. Add onion, garlic and pepper flakes and sauté until onion is soft, about 7 minutes. Add sugar, vinegar and chicken stock. Heat to boiling, add greens and cook slowly, stirring often as the greens begin to release their own liquid.
• Reduce heat and simmer greens until tender, 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.

CURRIED MUSTARD GREENS WITH KIDNEY BEANS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place greens in the pot, cover, and cook 7 minutes, or just until tender. Drain, and rinse under cold water.
• Heat the ghee in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the shallots until lightly brown. Stir in ginger, and season with red pepper. Mix in greens, kidney beans, tomato sauce, and curry powder. Stir in the half and half, and continue cooking until heated through.

MUSTARD GREENS WITH HAM RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add the onions, ham shanks or ham bone; cook, stirring, until onions are wilted.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Add the mustard greens, a few handfuls at a time, adding more as the first batch wilts.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; add Worcestershire sauce and a dash of hot pepper sauce.
• Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Cover and simmer for about 30 to 40 minutes longer.
• Taste and add more pepper sauce, salt, and pepper, as needed. *If you can't find pepper sauce or pepper vinegar in your area, you can make it quickly. Fill a washed and sterilized jar with small hot peppers. Bring about 1 cup of vinegar (as much as will cover the peppers) to a boil and then pour over the peppers. Cover and store in the refrigerator. For hotter pepper sauce, cut a slit in some of the peppers or slice a few of them. Some other types of greens that could be substituted include collard greens , kale , turnip greens , or a mixture of greens .

SIMPLE SOUTHERN MUSTARD GREENS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Thoroughly wash the mustard greens in 2 to 3 changes of water, or until you can't feel any grit in the bottom of the bowl. Trim off and discard the thick stems and coarsely chop the leaves.
• Bring 1 cup of the water to boil in a large Dutch oven or stockpot. Add the washed greens in handfuls, waiting to add the next bunch until the leaves in the pot begin to wilt.
• Once all of the greens are in the pot, cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the greens are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the greens in a colander, squeezing out any excess moisture, and set aside.
• Wipe out the pot and add the bacon. Fry over medium heat until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered . With a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• Add the chopped onion to the bacon drippings in the pot and sauté over medium heat until the onion is soft and lightly browned.
• Return the bacon to the pot and stir to combine.
• Add the cooked greens to the pot and stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups of water.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, along with the sugar and crushed red pepper flakes, if desired. Stir to combine.
• Cover the pot and simmer the greens over low heat until tender, 30 to 40 minutes.

WILTED MUSTARD-GREEN PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a 6-quart kettle three fourths full with salted water to a boil for pasta.
• Remove and discard ribs from greens. Coarsely chop greens and finely chop garlic. Finely grate zest from lemons.
• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente. While pasta is cooking, in a 12-inch nonstick skillet cook zest and garlic in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until garlic is golden and remove skillet from heat. Add greens to garlic mixture with salt and pepper to taste, tossing with tongs until greens are wilted. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water and drain pasta in a colander. Add hot pasta and 1/4 cup reserved pasta cooking water to greens and cook over moderately low heat, tossing until combined well. If mixture is too dry, stir in more pasta cooking water.

BABY LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH MUSTARD GREENS, PEAS, AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Purée 1 cup lima beans with water in a blender until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Cook onion and garlic in butter in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add purée, remaining lima beans, salt, and pepper and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir in peas and mustard greens and simmer, covered, 3 minutes.
• Stir in chives and season with salt and pepper.

HONEY AND ONION MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the mustard, honey, mayonnaise, lemon juice and onion powder. For best results, use an electric hand mixer, but do not whip. Stir in green onion. Use immediately, or refrigerate until needed.