Theresa H. Wessman Recipe ⤑ Bacon Turnip Mash

Cooked and mashed turnip with savory bacon.

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

Cooking 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories423
• carbohydrateContent15.8 g
• cholesterolContent77.7 mg
• fatContent29.7 g
• fiberContent4.2 g
• proteinContent23.2 g
• saturatedFatContent11.5 g
• sodiumContent1504.1 mg
• sugarContent8.7 g