486. BACON TURNIP MASH

Servings Per Recipe: 4


2 pounds orange turnip
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 dash garlic powder
1/2 pound bacon - cooked and crumbled
2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat

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. In a skillet fry the bacon until nice and crispy. Remove from the skillet and crumble. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease. 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.


courtesy of: Theresa H. Wessman / Albertsons