Collard Green Won Tons
- 4 ounces ham hocks or 4 ounces smoked turkey wings
- 1 teaspoon house seasoning
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
- olive oil, for drizzling
- 12 bunch collard greens
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 70 wonton wrappers
- peanut oil (for frying)
- In a large pot, bring 1 1/2 qts.
- water to boil and add smoked meat, House seasoning, seasoned salt, hot sauce and drizzle of olive oil.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, was collard greens thoroughly.
- Remove the thick stem the runs down the center of the greens.
- Stack 6-8 leaves on top of each other, roll up and slice into 1/2 - 1" thick slices.
- Place greens in pot.
- Add butter.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until greens are tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- When done, taste and adjust seasoning.
- Remove collard greens from broth and transfer to a large bowl.
- Mix in softened cream cheese.
- Shred some of the meat from the ham and turkey and mix in with greens and cream cheese.
- Place a spoonful of collard green mixture in the center of a wonton wrapper.
- Moisten edges with water, fold over and seal.
- Don't overfill or filling will leak out turnin frying.
- Repeat with remaining wrappers.
- Heat several inches of peanut oil in a heavy deep pot to 350F; fry wontons in batches until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per batch.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Best if served immediately.
- I bet they'd be good with a teriyaki dipping sauce.
ham hocks, house seasoning, salt, hot pepper, olive oil, collard greens, butter, cream cheese, wonton wrappers, peanut oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/collard-green-won-tons-166405 (may not work)