Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Southern Collard Greens
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Many things affect the quality of taste from Southern Collard Greens, starting from the type of ingredients, then the selection of fresh ingredients, the ability to cut dishes to how to make and serve them. Don't worry if you want to prepare Southern Collard Greens delicious at home, because if you already know the trick then this dish can be used as an extraordinary special treat.
As for the number of servings that can be served to make Southern Collard Greens is 4-6 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.
Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Southern Collard Greens estimated approx 1 hr 15 mins.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook Southern Collard Greens using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Recipe learned many years ago in South Texas and perfected throughout the years.
Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Southern Collard Greens:
- 2-3 bunches collard greens
- 6 pieces bacon chopped
- 4 cloves garlic diced
- 1/2 a white or yellow onion chopped
- 3 C chicken or vegetable stock
- 3 C white vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbs black pepper
- 1 top cajun seasoning (optional)
- 1 shallot chopped (optional)
Steps to make Southern Collard Greens
- Thoroughly wash the greens and devein each leaf (cut out the big middle vein). Then cross-cut the leaf into 1-2 strips.
- In a Dutch oven or deep boiling pot, fry up bacon till crisp. Add garlic, onion, and shallot during the last 5 minutes.
- Add chicken/vegetable stock, white vinegar, seasonings, and prepped collard greens. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Simmer collard greens for 40-45 minutes. You'll know when they're done when they are easy to eat but still chewy.
- Recommendations & Notes: Highly recommend serving with Tabasco or other fermented hot sauce of choice. Add other vegetables, we've done smoked corn, okra, and diced potatoes. This is also a crowd pleaser the day after cold.
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