Smoked Turkey Braised Greens (recipe Courtesy Rachael Ray)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 lb thick cut deli sliced smoked turkey, diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 8 cups mixed greens, coarsely chopped (cook's choice ( select collard, dandelion, mustard, chard)
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 2 good splashes
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 -5 dashes hot sauce
• 1 -1 1/2 cup beer or 1 -1 1/2 cup chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 difficulty: easy.
• 2 heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
• 3 add extra-virgin olive oil and butter.
• 4 when butter melts into extra-virgin olive
• 5 oil, add smoked turkey and caramelize meat, a couple of minutes on each side.
• 6 add onions and cook 3 to 4 minutes more. wilt greens into the pan and season with salt and pepper.
• 7 cook and toss the greens a minute or 2 more then add the vinegar – lean back so the fumes don't knock you out – sugar and hot sauce.
• 8 cook off vinegar for a minute then add beer or stock, enough to coat the pan and loosen up greens in liquid.
• 9 reduce heat to medium low.
• 10 simmer greens 10 to 15 minutes until no longer bitter.