Southern Collards
From cajunspices66 16 years ago
- 150 minutes to make
- Serves 8
TO COOK COLLARDS YOU MUST USE A SALTED MEAT! DONT TRY TO COOK COLLARDS UNLESS YOU HAVE SALT PORK, HAM HOCKS OR BACON. ENJOY!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 quarts water possibly a little more shopping list
- 1 1/2 - 2 lbs pounds ham hocks shopping list
- 4 pounds collard greens, rinsed and trimmed shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) shopping list
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- dash of sugar shopping list
- MUST HAVE A GOOD pepper sauce!!!!!!! shopping list
How to make it
- MAKE SURE TO WASH YOUR COLLARDS SEVERAL TIMES IN YOUR SINK BEFORE COOKING.....
- Place the water and the ham hock in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
- Add the collards and the hot pepper flakes the pot. Simmer covered for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Add the vegetable oil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
- EAT YOUR COLLARDS WITH PEPPER SAUCE (THIS IS PEPPERS BOTTLED IN VINEGAR, THAT HAS SAT ON A SHELF FOR A FEW MONTHS) WITH CHOPPED ONION ON TOP OR BOTH!
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
Looks and tastes great and I love that pot liquor...sopped up with cornbread. Oh yeah....a keeper. Thanks so much!
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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Yep. Knox I must talk to you about the washer thing.
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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I grow collard greens and I have this Bookmarked.Ham hocks were one of my fathers specialties.
Michael
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