Southern Collards with Cornmeal Dumplings
Southern Collards with Cornmeal Dumplings might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This side dish has 443 calories, 20g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up hot sauce, pepper, chicken broth, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Instructions
For the collards: In a large pot, combine the turkey wings, broth, hot sauce (add more if you desire) and House Seasoning; simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the collards and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are tender, about 20 minutes more. Stir in the butter. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove the turkey wings and discard.
Transfer the collards to individual serving bowls, cover them with foil and keep warm. Reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid for the dumplings and reserve the rest of the cooking liquid in the pot.
Combine the cornmeal, flour, onions, salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir in the 1/2 cup reserved collard liquid into the dry ingredients until just combined to form a thick batter. Bring the collard broth back up to a boil and drop the dumpling batter into it, 1 teaspoon at a time. Simmer until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. (See Cook's Note)
Transfer the dumplings to the bowls of collards. Spoon some of the broth over the collards and dumplings and serve hot.
Mix the salt, pepper and garlic together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Karthauserhof Ruwer Riesling Trocken Grosses Gewachs. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 60 dollars per bottle.
Karthauserhof Ruwer Riesling Trocken Grosses Gewachs
Ripe fruit, apple, pear, lemon grass and green tea. Delicate, with nice minerality, very balanced, complex with a long finish.