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Greens and Smoked Ham Hock
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Greens and Smoked Ham Hock

12 ingredients 15 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

518
Calories
35g
Protein
29g
Fat
33g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 large ham hocks smoked
  • 4 smoked pig tails
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 large white onion chopped
  • 1 pound mustard greens
  • 1 pound turnip tops
  • 1 pound spinach
  • 1 pound kale
  • 1 small head cabbage cut up
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1

Wash ham hocks and pig tails and place in enough cold water to boil until tender or place in pressure cooker with 2 cups water with 10 pound pressure for 30 minutes.

2

Pick and wash greens thoroughly.

3

Set cabbage and spinach aside.

4

Chop mustard greens, turnips and kale then place in large pot with water, oil, onion and red pepper.

5

Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 1½ hours.

6

Add spinach, cabbage, salt and pepper and look 20 minutes longer.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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