Skillet Turnips And Potatoes With Bacon Recipes

CRISPY SKILLET POTATOES WITH BACON

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water and add a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, simmer for 1 minute and then drain well and set aside. The potatoes will be cooked about halfway through.
• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Add the olive oil to the skillet with the bacon drippings and increase the heat to medium. Add the potatoes cut-side down. Cook, turning occasionally until the potatoes are golden brown and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the crispy bacon. Season generously with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the chives.

MOM'S TURNIPS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add turnips; cook until tender but still firm. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl to cool.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble and set aside. Reserve bacon fat.
• In the large bowl, combine turnips, bacon, reserved bacon fat and brown sugar. Mix together and serve.

TANGY SKILLET TURNIPS AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Pour 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in the big skillet, scatter in the bacon pieces, and set over medium-high heat. When the bacon starts to render fat, toss in the onion slices and garlic cloves. Cook, stirring and tossing, until the bacon is starting to crisp and the onion is just beginning to color.
• Pile all the turnip and potato chunks in the pan, sprinkle with salt, and toss everything together well for a couple of minutes. Lower the heat, cover the pan, and cook for about 15 minutes, occasionally turning the turnips and potatoes over as they soften and start to color.
• Stir together the vinegar, sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Push aside the vegetables to clear a space on the skillet bottom. Pour the vinegar into the hot spot, and as it sizzles, toss and turn the vegetables to moisten them. Spread the chunks in a layer filling the pan, cover, and cook for several minutes, until they've crisped on the bottom, then toss well and spread out again.
• Cook, covered, tossing and spreading every 4 minutes or so, until the potatoes and turnips are tender to the bite and caramelized all over, about 15 minutes. Season with more salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve right from the skillet, or heap the chunks in a warm bowl. Drizzle over the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, toss in the chopped parsley, and serve hot.