Southern Collard Greens Recipe

2 pounds collard greens rinsed. Some folks like to shred the ham hock meat into the greens before serving up in bowls. If you choose to wash and trim your own greens be sure that you rinse them really well to get out any sand or sediment in the leaves.

Camila Farah

1 cup diced onion. Leafy collard greens take a long slow simmer in a ham hock bath with flakes of hot pepper tossed in for kicks. Give the greens even more smoky flavor by adding a dash of smoked paprika to the broth. Traditionally southern collard greens are made with pork. 1 cup 1 4 inch diced salt pork.

Buy pre washed and pre chopped collard greens for a shortcut. 1 tablespoon canola oil. In this recipe chopped bacon is cooked until almost crisp and the drippings are used to saute chopped onions which forms the foundation of the dish along with chopped smoked ham and garlic. Cook mixture over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone about 2 hours. Crispy bacon sautéed onion ham and garlic perfect these southern style collard greens making them an essential part of your traditional southern feast.

1 4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional. Ingredients 12 hickory smoked bacon slices finely chopped. Combine onions ham hocks and garlic in a stockpot. Use pork turkey or smoky ham to flavor the greens instead of the bacon. 1 4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional.

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Use pork turkey or smoky ham to flavor the greens instead of the bacon. Buy pre washed and pre chopped collard greens for a shortcut. 1 cup diced onion.