Serves 4 to 6 people
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom.
What you’ll need
4 pounds cabbage
3 pounds smoked turkey necks (or any other type of smoked meat)
Salted butter
Seasonings
Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning
Chef Paul’s Vegetable magic
1 yellow onion
garlic
Preparation of ingredients
Seasonings
Step 1- Chop 1 yellow onion and 2 cloves garlic until minced and set aside.
Cabbage
Step 2- Cut cabbage head (s) into quarter pieces. Cut the stem off of the cabbage and cut the cabbage into medium sized strips. Once done place into a large bowl.
Step 3- Add cabbage into a strainer a little bit at a time, and rinse with cold water. Once done add cabbage into a large bowl and set aside.
Making the concentrated Turkey broth
Preheat fire to medium heat.
Step 4- Add 2 quarts of water into a large pot and let come to a simmer. Add Turkey necks and cover with lid. Let simmer for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Once the cooking time is done, there will only be a very small amount of liquid left over from the Turkey necks.
Step 5- Remove turkey necks from pot and place into a separate bowl and cover with aluminum foil to keep the Turkey necks warm.
Cooking the cabbage
Step 6- Add 1 tablespoon salted butter, 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion into pot with Turkey neck broth. Let simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
Step 7- Add 1 tablespoon chopped garlic, 1/2 teaspoon Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning, 1 teaspoon Chef Paul’s Vegetable magic. and first half of the cabbage into the pot. Fill the pot almost to the top of the pot with the cabbage. Stir and cover pot with lid. Let simmer for 5 minutes or until cabbage has cooked down, stirring occasionally.
Step 8- Add second amount of cabbage into the pot. Fill the pot almost to the top with the cabbage. Stir and cover pot with lid. Let simmer for 5 minutes or until cabbage as cooked down, stirring occasionally.
Step 9- Add third and final amount of cabbage into the pot. Fill the pot almost to the top with the cabbage. Stir and cover pot with lid. Let simmer for 5 minutes or until cabbage as cooked down, stirring occasionally.
Step 10- Add 1/2 teaspoon Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning, 1 teaspoon Chef Paul’s Vegetable magic and Turkey necks. Stir until combined and cover pot with lid. Let simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
Serve over rice with cornbread on the side. Enjoy!
YouTube instructional video
