Esau's Collard Greens

Name: Esau's Collard Greens
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 454 grams hickory-smoked bacon, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons celery seeds; 4 kilograms chicken broth; 2 kilograms fresh collard greens, washed, trimmed, and cut into strips; 8 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp Old Bay seasoning; 1 teaspoon pepper; 12 servings Garnish: duck cracklings or pork rinds; 118 milliliters red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoons salt; 454 grams smoked ham, chopped, or 1 ham bone with meat; 4 teaspoons sugar; 3 medium sizes sweet onions, finely chopped

Need a gluten free and dairy free side dish? Esau's Collard Greens could be an awesome recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 386 calories. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. If you have pepper, celery seeds, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cook bacon in a 9-quart stockpot 10 to 12 minutes or until semicrisp.

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Add onions, and saut 5 minutes; add garlic, and saut 1 minute.

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Stir in broth, greens, and remaining ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat 2 hours or until greens are tender.

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Garnish, if desired.

Note: Esau occasionally adds beer or dark ale to the recipe near the end of cooking and simmers until the extra liquid is reduced.

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Servings:

454grams

hickory-smoked bacon, finely chopped 2teaspoons

celery seeds 4kilograms

chicken broth 2kilograms

fresh collard greens, washed, trimmed, and cut into strips 8

garlic cloves, finely chopped 1Tbsp

Old Bay seasoning 1teaspoon

pepper 12servings

Garnish: duck cracklings or pork rinds 118milliliters

red wine vinegar 1teaspoons

salt 454grams

smoked ham, chopped, or 1 ham bone with meat 4teaspoons

sugar 3medium sizes

sweet onions, finely chopped

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired 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. The Forge Cellars Classique Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.