Name: Mixed-Greens and Sausage Soup with Cornmeal Dumplings
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 2 hours (includes cooling time)
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup all purpose flour; 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup whole milk; 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/2 cup chopped green onions; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 cups chopped onion; 4 large garlic cloves, pressed; 4 Turkish bay leaves; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1 pound andouille sausages, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; 6 cups low-salt chicken broth; 2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes in juice; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 12-ounce bag mixed turnip, mustard, and collard greens, any thick stems cut away (about 12 cups packed)

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Mixed-Greens and Sausage Soup with Cornmeal DumplingsGentl & Hyers

Turnip, mustard, and collard greens star in this southern-style soup.

Recipe information

Total Time
2 hours (includes cooling time)
Yield
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

Dumplings:

3/4 cup all purpose flour

3/4 cup yellow cornmeal

1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup whole milk

1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted

1/2 cup chopped green onions

Soup:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 1/2 cups chopped onion

4 large garlic cloves, pressed

4 Turkish bay leaves

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

1 pound andouille sausages, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds

6 cups low-salt chicken broth

2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes in juice

1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

1 12-ounce bag mixed turnip, mustard, and collard greens, any thick stems cut away (about 12 cups packed)

Preparation

For dumplings:
Step 1
Line rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Stir in milk and butter, then green onions. Let stand at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. Using wet hands, shape mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, into 18 dumplings, arranging on sheet. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.
For soup:
Step 2
Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme. Sauté until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add sausage; sauté until fat renders, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes with juice, hot sauce, and allspice; bring to simmer, stirring occasionally. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Return to simmer before continuing.
Step 3
Add greens to simmering soup. Cook greens uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drop in dumplings. Cover; reduce heat to low. Simmer until dumplings are tender and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper. Ladle soup and dumplings into bowl.

TagsSoup Soup/Stew Southern American Cornmeal Flour Sausage Meat Collard Greens Leafy Greens Vegetable Mustard Greens Main Dinner Nut Free Simmer Bon Appétit

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Preparation

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