Crockpot Ham, Green Beans and Potatoes

Ingredients:

2 lbs of fresh green beans (remove strings and cut into 1-1/2 inch pcs.)
2 lbs of ham
4 baking potatoes
1 small onion

Directions:

Dice the ham, onion and potatoes.

Put everything in the crockpot along with 3 cups of water.

Season to taste with pepper.

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.

Onion Stew

INGREDIENTS:


6 onions, chopped
5 tablespoons butter
3 cups of cold water
1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups whole milk
salt
cayenne pepper
1 cup of grated edam cheese

DIRECTIONS:

In a large soup kettle, saute onions in the butter for five minutes or until transparent.
Remove kettle from the burner.

Sprinkle flour over the onions and stir in with a wire whisk.
Slowly add water stirring with the whisk continuously to avoid lumps.

Return to burner and simmer on medium low for about 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Blend small quantities at a time in a food processor or blender and return to soup kettle.

Slowly add milk, stirring with the whisk.

Beat the egg yolk briefly with the whisk.

Slowly add about 1/2 cup of the soup to the egg and blend well.

Add to soup kettle and heat through.

Avoid boiling.

Add salt and cayenne pepper to taste.

Grate Edam cheese over soup and serve.

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Southern Style Green Beans with Pork

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed, rinsed, and cut in 1 1/2-inch pieces
1 quart (4 cups) water
1/4 pound diced salt pork or 1 small smoked ham hock
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash sugar

PREPARATION:

Put the diced salt pork or the ham hock in a saucepan and add water to cover. Cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

Add green beans to the saucepan, along with the salt and sugar; cover and cook beans over medium heat for about 30 to 45 minutes, or until green beans are very tender.

If using ham hock, remove the meat from the bone, dice, and return to the green beans.

Serves 4.

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Fresh-Smoked Turkey Greens

Ingredients:

1 bag (16 oz) Glory Foods® Fresh Greens
3 cups Water
1 cup Broth, chicken or turkey
1 lb. Smoked turkey wings or desired meat
1 tsp. Sugar
1 Tbs. Cider vinegar
1/8 tsp. Crushed red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

Place water, broth and turkey wings into a large pot and bring to a boil.

Add Glory Foods® Fresh Greens and stir until wilted.

Add the remaining ingredients and reduce to a slow simmer.  Cook greens and turkey wings until tender.

Remove the turkey wings, discarding the bones and skin. Chop meat into bite-size pieces and mix in with tender greens.  Season with salt and pepper.

Use Glory Foods®Corn Muffins for dipping into the flavorful broth.

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Southern Style Collard Greens

INGREDIENTS:

2 Tbsp bacon fat, lard or vegetable oil
1 medium onion, sliced from root to tip
1 ham hock
2 garlic cloves, smashed
1 quart chicken broth
1-2 cups water
8-10 cups chopped collard greens, about 2 pounds
Vinegar and hot sauce to taste

METHOD:

Heat the bacon fat in a large pot set over medium-high heat. Saute the onion in the bacon fat, stirring often, until the edges begin to brown, about 5 minutes.              

Add the ham hock, smashed garlic, chicken stock and water and bring to a simmer.

Cover and cook for 1 hour.

Note:

Remove ham hock after an hour, and chop up meat.  Add meat to greens and discard fat and bone.

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Chicken Spaghetti

Ingredients:

1 whole raw chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1 pound thin spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces
2 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar
1/4 cup finely diced green bell pepper
1/4 cup finely diced red bell pepper
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Two 10 3/4-ounce cans cream of mushroom soup
1 medium onion, finely diced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the chicken pieces to the boiling water and boil for a few minutes, and then turn the heat to medium-low and simmer, 30 to 45 minutes.

Remove the chicken and 2 cups of the chicken cooking broth from the pot. When the chicken is cool, remove the skin and pick out the meat (a mix of dark and white) to make 2 generous cups. Discard the bones and skin.

Cook the spaghetti in the chicken cooking broth until al dente. Do not overcook. When the spaghetti is cooked, combine with the chicken, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, the green peppers, red peppers, seasoned salt, cayenne, soup and onions, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir in 1 cup of the reserved chicken cooking broth, adding an additional cup if needed.

Place the mixture in a 9- by 13-inch casserole pan and top with the remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake immediately until bubbly, about 45 minutes. (If the cheese on top starts to get too dark, cover with foil.)

Fried Apples

INGREDIENTS:

8 medium Granny Smith apples, chopped
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

PREPARATION:

Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium-low heat. Add apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.  

Sauté 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are tender.  

Serve as a side dish for pork or with breakfast. Serves 6.

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Amish No Knead Cinnamon Bread

Batter:

1 cup butter, softened…
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk or 2 cups milk plus 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda

Cinnamon/sugar mixture:

2/3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
Cream together butter, 2 cups of sugar, and eggs.

Add milk, flour, and baking soda.

Put 1/2 of batter (or a little less) into greased loaf pans (1/4 in each pan).

Mix in separate bowl the 2/3 c sugar and cinnamon.

Sprinkle 3/4 of cinnamon mixture on top of the 1/2 batter in each pan.

Add remaining batter to pans; sprinkle with last of cinnamon topping.

Swirl with a knife.

Bake for 45-50 min. or until toothpick tester come clean.
Cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing from pan.

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