Southern Collard Greens Recipe

Southern Collard Greens

From henrie 16 years ago

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120 minutes to make
Serves 10

I got this recipe from a Black lady in the grocery store on New Years Eve, she usually uses smoked neckbones but they were out of them so she told me to use fried bacon instead, along with some bacon drippings and to always season with Season All Salt, not regular salt.

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- 3 large bunches of Collard Greens (cleaned and torn in bite size pieces)
- 4 cups of water
- 6-8 thick cut slices of bacon ( cut into 1-2 inch pieces and fried crisp)
- 3 Tablespoons of bacon grease
- 1-2 teaspoons of season all salt
- ***note: She always uses smoked neck bones but they were out of them yesterday so she said not to worry, good bacon will work just as well if not better. They were wonderful, my husband said they were the best greens he had ever eaten.
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Ingredients

3 large bunches of collard greens (cleaned and torn in bite size pieces) shopping list
4 cups of water shopping list
6-8 thick cut slices of bacon ( cut into 1-2 inch pieces and fried crisp) shopping list
3 Tablespoons of bacon grease shopping list
1-2 teaspoons of season all salt shopping list
***note: She always uses smoked neck bones but they were out of them yesterday so she said not to worry, good bacon will work just as well if not better. They were wonderful, my husband said they were the best greens he had ever eaten. shopping list

How to make it

Clean greens and tear into bite size pieces
Put in large pot with 4 cups of water, fried bacon pieces, and bacon drippings.
Bring to a boil, then turn to medium low an cook an hour or two till greens are tender
Season with Season All Salt to taste, starting with one teaspoon then add more if needed.
*** I also added about a teaspoon of white vinegar when they were finished cooking.

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" It was excellent "
justlikemikey ate it and said...
i usually cook mine with smoked ham hocks but bacon a is a great substitute.
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kency95 13 years ago
I have to agree with possumqueen, thats how I have always made mine, only thing making this better is some hot water corn bread baked in a cast iron skillet!!! Thanks Henrie for the recipe!!!
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henrie 16 years ago
They were to die for.
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janabeth 16 years ago
Mmm-mmm-mmm! Sounds like some good home cookin'! Thanks!
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" It was excellent "
possumqueen ate it and said...
My dear lovely lady in the grocery store knows her some collards! I always cook mine with the meatiest smoked neck bones I can find - and season salt is an absolute must. I swear I was in heaven when I shopped at the Piggly Wiggly one day and found smoked neckbones with tons o' meat on them.

Shoooot.... where I moved from in Florida... I had to buy 3 or 4 packs of smoked neck bones to make up 1 pack that I can find here in Gawga!

Although I find that sometimes it is necessary to use a wee bit of sugar and/or vinegar (I always use the brine from a jar of sliced jalapenos) to kill the bitterness of the collards. I make it a rule to both in mine.

Oh, and you gotta love someone who cooks with bacon grease (I keep a tub of it in the fridge at ALL times)!

I have a dear friend who swears by a snort of maple syrup instead of sugar. I tried it the last time I made collards and it came out dee-lish.
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" It was excellent "
rosemaryblue ate it and said...
I have found that collard greens do well with thick slicked bacon! My mother was a firm believer in pork neckbones for seasoning. I saw some at the store, but didn't get them! :(
She also made dumplings with them occasionally. So very flavorful! Thanks for posting this.
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" It was excellent "
shirleyoma ate it and said...
Oh yeah, just like my mom always made! So good!!
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Reviewed by 7 people

Oh yeah, just like my mom always made! So good!!

shirleyoma in Cove loved it
I have found that collard greens do well with thick slicked bacon! My mother was a firm believer in pork neckbones for seasoning. I saw some at the store, but didn't get them! :(
She also made dumplings with them occasionally. So very flavor...more

rosemaryblue in CollegeTown loved it
My dear lovely lady in the grocery store knows her some collards! I always cook mine with the meatiest smoked neck bones I can find - and season salt is an absolute must. I swear I was in heaven when I shopped at the Piggly Wiggly one day and found s...more

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