Smothered Greens Corn Recipes

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, or until almost crisp. Add onion, and sauté until translucent, about 7-8 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and sauté 1 more minute. Add broth, collard greens, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
• Simmer (uncovered) over low heat for about 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally (or until collards reach desired level of tenderness).
• Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if necessary. Garnish with crushed red pepper flakes or hot sauce.

CAJUN SMOTHERED CORN

Steps:

• Put bacon into saucepan, set over medium heat and fry until crisp.
• Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Crumble bacon; set aside.
• Add onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic to pan.
• Saute‚ 3 minutes.
• Cover pan; cook 5 minutes.
• Add corn, tomatoes, paprika, basil, thyme, cayenne, salt and pepper.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until corn is heated through and flavors have blended.
• Add bacon and lime juice.
• Stir 1 minute; serve.

SMOTHERED GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oil or butter in a wide braising pan or casserole. Add onion and garlic and cook over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring and being careful not to get too much color on the onions. Add the greens (be sure to wash carefully as they have a tendency to be gritty) and stir. Cover for about 5 minutes to wilt, then cook over medium low heat for at least 15 to 20 minutes, or until greens are tender and not bitter. Sprinkle with the vinegar, season with salt and pepper, stir, and remove from heat. Serve warm.

GRANDMA'S SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat 1 tablespoon lard over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender. Add ham hocks, water, seasoned salt, pepper flakes, and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until meat is tender, 55-60 minutes., Add collard greens, wine, and remaining 1 Tbsp. lard. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until greens are very tender, 55-60 minutes. Remove meat from bones; finely chop and return to pan. Discard bones. Serve with a slotted spoon.

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.

MAQUECHOUX ( SMOTHERED CORN)

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, cut kernels straight down from the cob (you should end up with about 4 cups of corn kernels).
• With the back of the knife, scrape down the cut rows of the corn cobs to extract as much of the "corn milk" as possible and add to the corn kernels.
• In a skillet, melt the butter and saute the corn kernels and vegetables and seasoning over medium heat for three to four minutes.
• Add all but two tablespoons of cream, stir, cover, and simmer gently for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Uncover for the last five minutes to allow the mixture to thicken slightly.
• Just before serving, beat the remaining cream to a froth with the egg and add to the corn.