Poke, Bacon and Eggs
Yesterday we gathered the first poke weed of the season. We gathered about a mixing bowl full. I decided to try something new to fix it.
Poke, Bacon and Eggs
First wash the poke weed. Trim off the leaves and peel the stalks, if using. Put in a pot. Cover with water. Bring to a boil, and boil for a few minutes. Drain, rinse and chop.
Chop up four pieces of bacon and fry in a pan. When the bacon is almost done, drain the excess fat, and add 2 TB chopped onion and 2 cloves chopped garlic. Cook until onion is soft.
Beat six eggs and add to the bacon and onions. Cook until eggs are dry, stirring frequently.
We had this for dinner last night with cornbread and beans. It made for a delicious, nutritious and economical meal, but I must say I have a love hate relationship with cornbread. You can see the love...
And the hate...
How do the kids get so many crumbs on the floor?
6 comments:
That is EXACTLY why I hate making cornbread :) You took the words right out of my mouth!
I haven't had salet since I was little. I don't know if I'd know how to identify the young plants. Do they have berries yet?
Crystal,
Salet? is that what it is called? No the plants won't get berries for awhile. They are only about five inches tall now. Happy to pint them out to you sometime.
That sounds good and I don't even know what poke is. I figured poke salad was just something somebody made up for a song.
Steph, it's sometimes called Poke Salet or just poke or just Salet. My next door neighbor used to always call it Salet and when my mom lived in New Orleans she heard it called Salet.
I also just found this little tidbit---
"Sallet" is an old English term for "cooked greens", as opposed to "salad", uncooked greens. There is a yearly Poke Sallet Festival in Harlan County, Kentucky.
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