Wilders Slow Southern Collard Greens
From abitunbridled 15 years ago
- 240 minutes to make
- Serves 12
Slow cooking a mess of greens is a time honored Southern tradition. Slow cooking not only renders the most tender, flavorful greens, but also produces the much coveted "pot likker" (The pale green pork flavored broth that the greens are served in). Read more I have spent a long time perfecting this recipe and it is one of my all-time favorites! See less
Ingredients
- 4 pounds collard greens shopping list
- 1/2 pound thick sliced bacon, diced shopping list
- 6 tablespoons of bacon drippings shopping list
- 4 qt water shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 teaspoons salt shopping list
- 2 teaspoons pepper shopping list
- 4 tablespoons minced garlic shopping list
- 2 teaspoons Worchestershire sauce shopping list
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning shopping list
How to make it
- Wash collard greens in at least 3 changes of water to remove all sediment.
- Remove stalks and thick veins and rip leaves into large pieces.
- In a skillet partially fry bacon and retain drippings.
- Bring water to a boil.
- Add chopped onion, bacon, salt, pepper, garlic, Worchestershire sauce, Old Bay seasoning, and bacon drippings to boiling water.
- Add greens to boiling water.
- Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 4 hours.
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Reviewed by 5 people-
Love Collard greens, this sounds great. Pass the cornbread Please. You have my 5
henrie
in Savannah loved it
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We love collards. I had just posted a collard green recipe on Friday. Baked chicken & dressing with greens is some great comfort food!
jett2whit
in Union City loved it
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I never thought of putting Old Bay seasoning in greens and I am Mr.Old Bay
mrjwjohnson
in Delmar loved it
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