Bacon Turnip Mash recipe

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Ingredients

2 pounds orange turnip
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 dash garlic powder
½ pound bacon - cooked and crumbled
2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat

Nutrition Info

423 calories
carbohydrate: 15.8 g
cholesterol: 77.7 mg
fat: 29.7 g
fiber: 4.2 g
protein: 23.2 g
saturatedFat: 11.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1504.1 mg
sugar: 8.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Peel and cube the turnip. Cook in a saucepan in salted water until very tender. Drain then mash with the butter or margarine, salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Set aside.

  2. In a skillet fry the bacon until nice and crispy. Remove from the skillet and crumble. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.

  3. To the skillet with the 2 tablespoons of bacon grease add the mashed turnip and crumpled bacon. Stir and heat to the desired temperature before serving.

Recipe Yield

4 - 5 servings

Recipe Note

Cooked and mashed turnip with savory bacon.

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