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Thought I'd add this one too as it has a warning!


Things You'll Need:
large cooking pot
a Dutch oven is good
colander to wash the greens in.
salt pepper and herbs to season
hot red peppers
chopped onions
smoke pork or turkey
bacon
bag to gather poke weed


The purple berries are poisonous they can be used as a purple dye similar to ink

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The polk salad plant or poke salad is a plant that is very delicious if you learn what to do with it. Warning it can be poisonous if you don't know what to avoid with it. When the poke weed first begins to grow in the In the spring the leaves of the poke salad plant are a very soft light green shoots. Its safe to eat the leaves. I don't use the steams. My mother told me when the steams turn red don't eat the leaves. I only eat the very green and young leaves. The polk salad berries are poisonous and I have read that the same is true for the stems.

2After you have gathered enough leaves to cook. Wash them in the colander drain them. Fill your pot with water and bring to a boil add the leaves of the plant. Heat lightly to par boil the leaves don't cook the leaves completely. Pour that water off.
I have eaten the cooked leaves without parboiling them and I like it.
You can just cook your bacon with chopped onions and add the poke leaves. You may consider adding some chopped mushrooms or potatoes if you like. Fix the greens as you would in a stir fry method. Season to taste. If you talk to others about cooking poke salad they may tell you to cook them with scrambled eggs.

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I like to have my poke greens prepared with smoked turkey tails or ham hocks you may want other cuts of smoke pork and turkey. I will start cooking the meat ahead of time with the type of seasoning I like. I might use hot red peppers and herbs I like using. I boil the meat until its very tender. Then I add my poke greens when the liquid as been reduced I don't want the mixture too watery. I add my poke leaves sometimes mixing other greens like mustard and turnip for a scrumptious flavor. Cooking time varies according to taste some people like their greens cooked a long time some don't. I like mine cooked tender and well mixed with all the seasonings. Here is my update on the preparation I use: 6/22/09 I know many people who have heart trouble and other illnesses that would cause them to avoid salty food. Bacon smoked meats many times have additives many should avoid. I tried using just vegetable oil with a little margarine for flavor. I added just herbs like garlic and pepper and I used chopped potatoes and onions to gives the greens a little bulk then I used the stir fry method of cooking starting with cooking the chopped potatoes and onions first. The herbs in the oil was enough to season the greens. Once the greens were done I added a splash of apple cider vinegar and a little ketchup on the side as condiment to mix in as I eat.



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