beet greens
(2 ratings)
Have you been discarding the greens off your fresh beets over the years? So have I!! Wow, have we ever missed some yummy goodness! They're delicious. I ate some this a.m., in honor of St. Patty's Day. Not quite a breakfast food, but they were sure good!
(2 ratings)
yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
15 Min
Ingredients For beet greens
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1 1/2 lbfresh beet greens
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1 slicethick-cut bacon, or 1 tbsp. bacon grease
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1/4 conion, diced
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1 clovegarlic, minced
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3/4 cwater
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1 Tbspsugar
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1/4 tspground red pepper, or red pepper flakes
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2 Tbspvinegar
How To Make beet greens
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1Wash greens; drain. Wash and drain again. Cut away any woody stems ... you can keep the soft tender stems, just cut them into 1" pieces. Cut greens into pieces. Set aside.
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2In a large skillet, fry the bacon until it renders about a tbsp. of fat, and the bacon becomes nicely browned. (I used the pre-cooked turkey bacon, and just chopped it, and saute'd it a bit in a tsp. of olive oil and a tbsp of butter).
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3Lower your heat, so the onion and garlic don't burn! Add the chopped onion, stirring for about 5 - 7 minutes, until onion begins to soften and brown. Add minced garlic and stir well for about a minute - don't let garlic burn! Add water, sugar and red pepper.
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4Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to loosen any particles of onion/garlic/bacon from bottom of the pan (deglazing the pan). Add the cut-up greens, stir well to coat w/ the water mixture, cover, lower heat to low, and allow to simmer for anywhere from 5 - 15 minutes, depending on desired doneness and tenderness.
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5Add a splash of vinegar (about 1 - 2 tbsp.), stir through, and serve hot.
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