Grammie Beas Dandelion Greens Recipes

DORA'S DANDELIONS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, toss with butter, and season with salt and pepper.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove the bacon and drain on paper towels. Set aside the pan with the bacon grease.
• In a large bowl gently toss together the dandelion greens and onion.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, vinegar, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Stir the egg mixture into the skillet with the warm bacon grease. Mix in the diced bacon and flour, and whisk for about 1 minute, until thickened to the consistency of salad dressing. Pour at once over the dandelions and toss to coat. Serve the greens over the potatoes.

GRAMMIE BEA'S GREENS AND NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash greens in water, and remove any dirt. Remove stems. Remember these cook down, so pack them down in the pot. If you fill a lg. stock pot, it should feed 4 people.
• Add cleaned greens to pot, and cook 20 mins, then add washed potatoes cut in quarters (they don't have to be peeled).
• Add enough water to cover potatoes, if needed.
• Cook 25-30 minutes longer, or until potatoes are cooked through when tested with a fork. Greens and meat will be tender.
• Drain off water, and serve greens with butter, apple cider vinegar, butter, salt and pepper, along with potatoes with butter.
• You can eat the salt pork along with it too, if you like.
• Makes 4 servings.

DANDELION GREENS WITH CRISPY ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a 9- or 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Pat the onions dry between paper towels. Add the onions to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until golden, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove half of the onions from the skillet and set them aside to cool. Raise the heat and continue cooking the remaining onions until crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer the fried onions with a slotted spoon to paper toweling to drain.
• Blanch the dandelions in lightly salted boiling water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Drain, refresh under cold running water and squeeze out the excess water. Shred the dandelions and chop the reserved half-cooked onions. Heat the oil that remains in the skillet over medium heat. Add the dandelions, chopped onions and garlic and, stirring often, cook until mixture is thick and dandelions are soft to the bite (about 5 minutes). Stir in the lemon juice and season with salt to taste. Serve warm, sprinkled with the crisp onions and surrounded with lemon wedges.

GRAMMIE BEA'S DANDELION GREENS

Steps:

• Pick 2 lg. brown bags full of dandelions, or buy 3 lbs., as they shrink a lot during cooking.
• Wash dandelions well 2-3 times in changes of water, to remove bugs and dirt. Inspect leaves and stems as you go, to make sure they.
• arent wilted or rotted or anything, and break off any that are.
• Add about 6" of water to a lg. pot.
• Add cut up pieces of salt pork into the water.
• Once washed well, add the greens to the pot.
• Add 1 teaspoons salt. on top of the greens.
• Cook on high until water comes to a boil, then turn down to medium heat.
• Let greens cook, until reduced, and tender.
• Make sure salt pork is cooked through, at least 45-50 minutes.
• Drain well, and serve with butter, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Note: Preparation time varies, depending on how dirty the dandelions are and how well you clean them.