Bacon Turnip Mash

7 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 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

Directions

  1. 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. 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. 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.

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