Hearty Autumn Greens, Hominy & Sausage Stew

Ingredients:

grouping #1
1 large onion
iii medium turnips, peeled too chopped
1 quart Lima beans, shelled (about 2 cups of peeled lima beans)
2 russet potatoes, peeled too diced
2 carrots, cutting into coins
1 teaspoon blood-red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon Earth mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
body of body of water salt
freshly Earth dark pepper
2 quarts chicken stock


grouping #2
vi cups chopped turnip greens
12 oz spicy chicken bratwurst*, sliced into coins too browned
xx oz canned hominy, rinsed**


Directions:
Place all of the ingredients inwards grouping #1 inwards a 6-quart tedious cooker. Stir. Cook on depression for 6-7 hours or high for 3. Add the ingredients from grouping #2. Stir. Cover too laid on depression 2-3 to a greater extent than hours.


*I used Spicy Espresso Bratwurst past times Dogfish Head. It has chicken, espresso powder, minced habanero, cumin too Dogfish Head's Chicory Stout.
**I used Manning's hominy because, well, I'm from Baltimore. I am certain at that spot are other brands out there, though.


Note: I added sausage to the soup because I similar a fight of smoky meat amongst my turnip greens but if yous desire to become far vegetarian travel out it out too operate vegetable stock instead of chicken. Leave out the cheese every bit good too become far vegan.

My thoughts:

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