Neck Bones Escarole Recipes

SOUTHERN-STYLE NECK BONES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Sprinkle 3/4 of the onion and garlic into the bottom of a roasting pan; pour in the vinegar and water. Season the neck bones with salt and pepper and place into the roasting pan. Sprinkle the remaining onion and garlic over the neck bones; cover the roasting pan tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 2 hours, basting every 30 minutes. Be sure to recover the foil every time you baste. After 2 hours, remove the foil and continue baking until the neck bones are golden brown, about 45 minutes.

ESCAROLE AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the escarole and saute until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add a pinch of salt. Add the chicken broth, beans, and Parmesan cheese. Cover and simmer until the beans are heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle the soup into 6 bowls. Drizzle 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil over each. Serve with crusty bread.

GARLIC AND OIL SAUTEED ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and barely simmer until garlic is just beginning to brown. Remove and discard garlic. Pour oil into a clean container and reserve.
• Remove any tough outer or damaged leaves from the escarole. Cut off the tough root end and tear leaves into large pieces. Wash well in a sink filled with cold water. Shake off excess water. In a deep saucepan with cold water to cover by about 2 inches, boil escarole for about 5 minutes over high heat. Remove from heat and drain in a colander. Immediately place escarole in cold water to cover, stopping the cooking process. When escarole is cool, drain well in a colander and pat dry.
• TO MAKE GARLIC AND OIL SAUTE()EED ESCAROLE: Heat oil in a large, heavy sauteG pan over medium heat. Add garlic. Stir in the escarole and sauteG for 3 minutes or until hot. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add skin-side down to the skillet. Cook until the skin browns, about 10 minutes. Flip the chicken, transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, trim the escarole, tear into pieces and rinse well. Thinly slice the garlic.
• Remove the chicken to a plate. Discard all but 3 tablespoons fat from the skillet; return the skillet to medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until golden, about 1 minute. Add half of the escarole and cook, tossing, until wilted, about 1 minute. Add the remaining escarole and cook, tossing, until wilted, 1 minute; season with salt and pepper. Add the thyme and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add the capers, butter and lemon juice. Cook, swirling the pan, until the butter is melted. Discard the thyme sprigs.
• Divide the chicken thighs and escarole mixture among plates. Sprinkle with parsley.

COUNTRY COOKING SLOW COOKER NECK BONES

Steps:

• Place the neck bones into a slow cooker. Sprinkle in the onion, garlic, salt, and thyme leaves. Pour in the vinegar and water.
• Cover and cook on High until the meat is tender, about 4 hours.

ESCAROLE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Toss in escarole, turning to coat with oil. Season with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes, or until tender.
• In a separate skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Stir in garlic. Pour in beans with juices, and simmer until creamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in escarole and parsley; simmer 10 minutes more.

PORK NECK BONES

Steps:

• Place pork neck bones in a large bowl; season with black pepper, adobo seasoning, and thyme. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator, about 1 hour.
• Fill a large stockpot halfway with water. Add cooking wine, vinegar, cilantro, basil, onions, green bell peppers, and garlic. Cover and bring to a boil. Add pork neck bones. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Stir potatoes into the pot. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until neck bones and potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.

NECKBONE & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f.
• Brown neckbones in a heavy skillet or dutch oven, cast iron works best.
• Remove with slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
• Add stock to the pan, bring to a boil, scrape and deglaze.
• Add molasses to liquid, mix well.
• Butter a casserole dish, add rice.
• Mix the Onion, onion powder, and celery seeds.
• sprinkle 1/2 of the onion mix on the rice.
• Arrange neckbones on the rice.
• Sprinkle remainder of the onion mix over neckbones.
• Add the stock, molasses, and drippings mixture.
• Cover, bake for 1 hour.
• Serve with a loose leaf lettuce salad dressed with nice Balsamic vinaigrette and some Merlot.
• A WORD OF CAUTION!
• Don't try eating this while using paper napkins.
• You'll need at least one large cloth napkin per person, two for any one with a beard.

NECKBONES AND COLLARD GREENS OR TURNIP GREENS

Steps:

• Wash neck bones in warm water and 1/2 Tablespoon salt.
• Put neck bones in a large pot filled halfway with hot water and 1 tablespoon salt.
• Boil 30 minutes.
• While neck bones are cooking, cut the long stalks off the greens and remove any yellow leaves.
• Wash the greens in lots of cold water twice.
• When the neck bones have cooked 30 minutes, add all the greens, pour some bacon drippings or fatback grease over them for extra seasoning.
• Cover and turn burner down on low to simmer.
• Cook until greens are tender. (approximately 1 hour).
• Put in colander to drain. Tip*** Take a small saucer and push on the greens to get most of the water content out. You may have to pick some bones out because the neck bones some times fall apart. Cooking them in some type of bag (cheesecloth?) might help but I don't do that.
• You can cut them up how you like. I use a Hand Chopper. I like mine chopped fine but you can chop to your liken.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE & ESCAROLE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Dice onions and bell pepper using Chef's Knife. Cut sausage in half lengthwise, then cut crosswise into ½-in. (1-cm) pieces. Place sausage into (8-qt./7.6-L) Stockpot. Cook over medium heat 6-7 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Remove sausage from Stockpot; drain on paper towels. 2. Add onions and bell pepper to Stockpot. Cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until browned. Add garlic pressed with Garlic Press; cook an additional 30 seconds or until fragrant. Stir in sausage, stock, tomatoes, pasta and rosemary. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook 10-12 minutes or until pasta is tender. Remove from heat and remove rosemary sprigs. 3. Meanwhile, cut escarole head in half lengthwise. Cut off and discard root end. Slice escarole crosswise. Rinse and spin dry using Salad & Berry Spinner. Stir escarole, vinegar and salt

NECK BONES & ESCAROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash escarole Boil water with salt When water boils put escarole in Keep pushing escarole down in pot Boil for 10 minutes Strain escarole - when cooled squeeze all the water out of the escarole NECK BONES put in pot a little oil (line bottom of pot with oil) put in celery sticks cut up in pieces (6 sticks cut up) When neck bones are brown put in cheese (15 pieces) Cook until cheese is brown Strain tomatoes (28oz) put in pot Put in salt and pepper cook until it boils - lower flame cook for 1/2 hour cover pot - with some air stir - take off flame for 5 minutes put in escarole cook escarole for 5-10 minutes low flame shut off flame and mix