Drunken Collard Greens Recipes

DRUNKEN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Rinse collard greens well. Remove stem and thick part of the rib from each leaf and discard. Stack about 8 leaves on top of each other, roll up like a cigar and cut into 1/2-inch ribbons. Repeat with remaining leaves.
• Add butter, bacon and onion to a large Dutch oven. Cook until the bacon is crisp and the onion is tender.
• Add remaining ingredients except collard greens to the Dutch oven. Bring to a boil.
• Add collard greens and stir until the collard greens are mostly wilted. Reduce heat, cover and cook for about 1 1/2 hours.

EASTERN NC COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Using large nonreactive pot, bring water, vinegar, salt, red pepper flakes & ham hocks to a boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer, cover pot & simmer 2 hours until ham hocks are falling apart.
• Cool liquid & ham hocks.
• Pick bones from meat & skin - chop both roughly & return to pot.
• Bring liquid to simmer & lay the collard stalks in the bottom of the pot. Next layer in the torn leaves, putting the largest, thickest on the bottom above the stalks & finish with the tender innermost leaves. There should be about 4 cups of liquid in the bottom of the pot - not all the leaves are submerged!
• Gently braise collards with lid on pot for an hour. Low heat is key - high heat causes release of sulfur compounds (as same other members of Brassicaciae family -cabbage, broccoli), stirring occasionally.
• Expect the leaves to initially brighten & then slowly turn a dark forest green - and smell really good!
• Add additional heat with pickled peppers or Texas Pete (made in NC) hot sauce & vinegar as you wish at the table - Mmmmmm good! Freezes well in freezer bags.

KICKIN' COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, crumble and return to the pan. Add onion, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until just fragrant. Add collard greens, and fry until they start to wilt.
• Pour in chicken broth, and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until greens are tender.

SKINNY DRUNKEN COLLARDS

Steps:

• 1. In a large stock pot, spray pam in the bottom of the pot. Stir fry onion and garlic until translucent.
• 2. Add 1/2-2 quarts of water, mesquite seasoning or seasoning salt, red pepper and turkey necks to pot. Bring to a boil. Cook on low-medium to medium heat for about 45 minutes or until meat is tender.
• 3. Add collards, vodka, vinegar, splenda and remaining to the stock pot and simmer for an additional 45 minutes or so. Add more water if needed.
• 4. Add more seasoning salt as needed.