Slow Cooked Collard Greens

Name: Slow Cooked Collard Greens
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 bags (or bunches) of cleaned and chopped Collards or Turnip or Mustard Greens (or any combination of greens listed above); 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 2 bay leaves; 10 oz bacon, chopped; 2 quarts chicken broth, warm; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

KCassel @therealqueencassel

This is my variation on a recipe I found from Tyler Florence on Food Network. He uses a ham hock but I prefer bacon. Easier to find and much tastier.

KCassel @therealqueencassel

This is my variation on a recipe I found from Tyler Florence on Food Network. He uses a ham hock but I prefer bacon. Easier to find and much tastier.

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Ingredients

45 mins

6-8 servings

2 bags(or bunches) of cleaned and chopped Collards or Turnip or Mustard Greens (or any combination of greens listed above)
3 tablespoonsolive oil
1onion, sliced
2garlic cloves, smashed
2bay leaves
10 ozbacon, chopped
2 quartschicken broth, warm
2 tablespoonscider vinegar
1 teaspoonsugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Steps

45 mins

1

2 BAGS OF CLEANED AND CHOPPED GREENS. (prefer Glory brand)
2

Heat pot over medium heat and add bacon. Render fat from bacon at medium heat until bacon is crisp. Remove crisp bacon pieces onto a paper towel and set aside. Keep the bacon fat in the pot.
3

Add the onion, garlic. Cook until the onions are soft and starting to brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
4

Add the broth (scraping any brown bits from bottom of pot), vinegar, and sugar. Pack in the greens, pushing them down into the pot.
5

Add Bay leaves.
6

Bring up to a boil turning the greens over occasionally with a wooden spoon as they wilt. Lower to a simmer, cover the pot, and let cook for 45 minutes.
7

Taste the "pot likkor" (broth) and check the seasoning, add salt and pepper.
8

Cover and let cook for 15 more minutes or until tender.
9

Remove the bay leaves add bacon pieces back and serve.