Southern Style Collard Greens

Name: Southern Style Collard Greens
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps bacon fat, lard or vegetable oil; 1 medium onion, sliced from root to tip; 1 ham hock; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 946 milliliters chicken broth; 237 milliliters water; 2 liters chopped collard greens, about 2 pounds; 1 serving Vinegar and hot sauce to taste

The recipe Southern Style Collard Greens could satisfy your Southern craving in about 2 hours and 10 minutes. This side dish has 214 calories, 13g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of vegetable oil, onion, collard greens, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Southern-Style Collard Greens, Southern-Style Collard Greens, and Southern-Style Collard Greens.

Instructions

Heat the bacon fat in a large pot set over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion in the bacon fat, stirring often, until the edges begin to brown, about 5 minutes.

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Onion

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Add the ham hock, smashed garlic, chicken stock and water and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 1 hour.

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Chicken Stock

Ham Hock

Garlic

Water

Add the collard greens to the pot and cook until tender, another 45 minutes to an hour.

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Collard Greens

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Chop the meat, add to the greens: To serve, remove the ham hock, pull the meat off the bones and chop.

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Ham Hock

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Mix the meat back with the greens and serve with vinegar and hot sauce at the table.

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Servings:

2Tbsps

bacon fat, lard or vegetable oil 1medium

onion, sliced from root to tip 1

ham hock 2

garlic cloves, smashed 946milliliters

chicken broth 237milliliters

water 2liters

chopped collard greens, about 2 pounds 1serving

Vinegar and hot sauce to taste

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Collard Greens on the menu? Try pairing 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. One wine you could try is Von Winning Winnings Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 20 dollars.