Turnip Root and Green Dressing - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 quarts ham hock stock (recipe follows)
• 2 cups turnip root, cut into ½-inch dice
• 4 cups roughly chopped turnip greens
• 2 cups small diced onion
• 2 cups small diced celery
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 2 cups smoked ham hock meat
• 4 cups roughly torn, day-old cornbread
• 2 cups Parmesan cheese, grated, divided
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 large smoked ham hock
• 3 quarts water
• 1 onion, split
• 4 garlic cloves, split
• 1 carrot, halved and split
• 1 rib celery, halved and split
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 sprigs thyme