Simmered Greens With Cornmeal Dumplings

Serves: 5

Ewell Douglas

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

60

Sweetness

49

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1360 g

Mixed Green

1 cup

Whole Milk

Directions:

1

Score bacon 2 or 3 times (do not cut all the way through), then simmer in water in a wide 6-quart pot, covered, 1 hour

2

Discard any coarse stems from greens and coarsely chop leaves

3

Add greens, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to bacon and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 25 minutes

4

Meanwhile, whisk together flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then blend in butter well with your fingertips

5

Stir in milk until just combined

6

Let dough stand 5 minutes

7

With wet hands, roll rounded tablespoons of dough into balls

8

Gently place dumplings on top of greens

9

Cook, covered and undisturbed, over low heat until greens are very tender and silky and dumplings are puffed and cooked through, about 20 minutes

10

Discard bacon

11

Season with salt and pepper

12

Score bacon 2 or 3 times (do not cut all the way through), then simmer in water in a wide 6-quart pot, covered, 1 hour

13

Discard any coarse stems from greens and coarsely chop leaves

14

Add greens, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to bacon and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 25 minutes

15

Meanwhile, whisk together flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then blend in butter well with your fingertips

16

Stir in milk until just combined

17

Let dough stand 5 minutes

18

With wet hands, roll rounded tablespoons of dough into balls

19

Gently place dumplings on top of greens

20

Cook, covered and undisturbed, over low heat until greens are very tender and silky and dumplings are puffed and cooked through, about 20 minutes

21

Discard bacon

22

Season with salt and pepper