Bacon and Brown Sugar-Braised Collard Greens

Name: Bacon and Brown Sugar-Braised Collard Greens
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon slices; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 2 Tbsps cider vinegar; 454 grams package prewashed torn collard greens; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoons ground red pepper; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Bacon and Brown Sugar-Braised Collard Greens a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 56 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is a very reasonably priced recipe for fans of Southern food. A mixture of prewashed torn collard greens, water, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp.

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Bacon

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Dutch Oven

Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Add onion and garlic to drippings in pan; cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in crumbled bacon, 2 cups water, and next 4 ingredients (through pepper). Gradually add greens. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until tender.

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Real Bacon Pieces

Garlic

Greens

Pepper

Onion

Water

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Frying Pan

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

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Servings:

2slices

bacon slices 1Tbsp

brown sugar 2Tbsps

cider vinegar 454grams

package prewashed torn collard greens 1

garlic clove, minced 1teaspoons

ground red pepper 237milliliters

chopped onion 1teaspoons

salt 473milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 56 dollars per bottle.