Southern California Collard Greens Recipes

SOUTHERN STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Combine onions, ham hocks, and garlic in a stockpot; add chicken broth. Cook mixture over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone, about 2 hours.
• Stir collard greens, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper into the broth mixture; cook until greens have reached desired tenderness, about 2 more hours.

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Brown 4 slices diced bacon in a pot; drain on paper towels. Add 1 cup diced onion to the pot and cook 3 minutes. Add 1 pound thawed frozen collard greens, 1 cup chicken broth and water to cover; simmer 20 minutes. Stir in the bacon, some butter, salt and pepper.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place the water and the ham hock in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Add the collards and the hot pepper flakes the pot. Simmer covered for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add the vegetable oil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cook bacon over medium heat in a 10-qt. stockpot for 10 to 12 minutes or until almost crisp.
• Add onion to stockpot, and sauté 8 minutes. Add garlic and ham, and sauté 1 minute. Stir in broth, collard greens, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 2 hours or until desired degree of tenderness.

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Boil the smoked turkey wings in a large stock pot with 1 gallon of water for 20 minutes at medium heat. Add the collard greens to the pot and let them cook down for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the onions, green peppers, roasted red peppers, oil, salt, sugar, garlic powder, smoke flavoring, black pepper and cayenne pepper and stir. Cook over medium heat until the collards are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cut off and discard the tough stems and discolored leaves from the greens. Cut across the leaves into 2-inch ribbons.
• In a large stock pot, over medium-high heat, add the canola oil and the diced salt pork, and cook until light golden brown and just crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and let cool.
• Add the onion to the pot and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes, then add the red chili flakes, black pepper, and the collard greens.
• Stir every few minutes, or until greens have wilted down. Add the chicken stock and the water and cover. Cook for 30 to 45 minutes, then remove the lid, increase the heat to high, and add the vinegar and a teaspoon of hot sauce. Adjust the seasoning, if needed, then put it into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with the salt pork and serve with additional hot pepper sauce on the side.

SPICY SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• place all ingredients in a big pot and cover with water.
• simmer on low for at least one hour.
• Drain and serve.

MAMA'S SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in large boiler or stock pot.
• Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Remove the coarse stems and center ribs from the collard greens, then rinse and drain the leaves.
• Dry completely and coarsely chop.
• In a small frying pan over med-high heat, warm the oil.
• Add the pancetta and cook, stirring often, until browned, about 6 minutes.
• Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
• To cook on stove top--In a large pot, bring 4 quarts of water to a boil.
• Add the greens to the pot, decrease heat to med-high, cover partially, and let simmer, stirring occasionally, until very tender, about 45 minutes.
• To cook in slow cooker--transfer the greens to a slow cooker and add 4 quarts water.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the greens are very tender, 2 hours on LOW.
• In any liquid remains, drain the greens before transferring them to a serving bowl.
• Season with pepper and stir in the reserved pancetta and red pepper flakes; serve warm.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Pile it all into a large stock pot, bring to boil and simmer till done, about 2 hours. Add as much stock/water as necessary, and replenish as necessary throughout the cooking. I really don't know how much, as I've never measured.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Saute your onion in a large cast iron pot with just a touch of oil (1 tsp). Add your smoked pork product and let some of the juices start to flow from it (about 5 minutes worth of cooking).
• Meanwhile mix water, vinegar, 1 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoons of pepper and the chopped hot pepper together. Pour into pot and stir.
• Add the greens. Mix up after each handfull. Don't worry, the greens will come to the top but will reduce as the cooking wilts them.
• Continue to stir until wilted; then turn to low, cover and let cook for about 2 hours stirring once in a while and tasting to see if you need more salt and pepper.