Creamy Collard Greens and Bacon

Name: Creamy Collard Greens and Bacon
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 113 grams smoky bacon, sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch strips; 177 milliliters coarse dry bread crumbs; 8 servings Butter, for greasing dish; 4 kilograms collard greens, stems and tough inner ribs discarded; 3 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 1 garlic clove, minced; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 larges onions, chopped; 59 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan; 1 Tbsp minced parsley leaves; 1 teaspoon minced sage leaves; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters water

Creamy Collard Greens and Bacon might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This side dish has 548 calories, 22g of protein, and 39g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salt and pepper, onions, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

In a large stockpot, add the water and bacon and bring to a boil over high heat.

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Bacon

Water

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Pot

Add the collard greens by handfuls, stirring until each batch is wilted before adding more. Bring to a boil and add the onions. Cover and simmer over moderate heat until the collards are very tender, about 40 minutes.

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Collard Greens

Onion

Remove from the heat and let cool, then squeeze the water out of the collards until almost dry.

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Collard Greens

Water

Place collards on a cutting board and coarsely chop.

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Collard Greens

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Meanwhile, in a food processor, combine the dry bread crumbs with the Parmesan, minced parsley, sage, garlic and extra-virgin olive oil. Pulse until just blended.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Breadcrumbs

Parmesan

Parsley

Garlic

Sage

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Generously butter a shallow 4-quart casserole. In a large bowl, mix the collards with the cream and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the eggs until blended and spread the collards into the prepared casserole. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Collard Greens

Butter

Spread

Cream

Egg

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Oven

Bowl

Aluminum Foil

Remove from the oven and sprinkle the Parmesan crumbs over the collards. Return to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes longer, or until the crumb topping is golden. Preheat the broiler and broil the collards 10 inches from the heat until the bread crumb topping is golden brown and crisp.

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Collard Greens

Parmesan

Bread

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Broiler

Serve hot. Tastes great with fried chicken.

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Whole Chicken

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Servings:

113grams

smoky bacon, sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch strips 177milliliters

coarse dry bread crumbs 8servings

Butter, for greasing dish 4kilograms

collard greens, stems and tough inner ribs discarded 3larges

eggs, lightly beaten 1

garlic clove, minced 473milliliters

heavy cream 1Tbsp

extra-virgin olive oil 2larges

onions, chopped 59milliliters

freshly grated Parmesan 1Tbsp

minced parsley leaves 1teaspoon

minced sage leaves 8servings

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 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 Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.