Good Luck Collard Greens
From gagagrits 15 years ago
- 400 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This recipe comes from the Pittsburgh Post Gazzette. Our family has made it for years, and we are lucky 'cause we got each other!
Ingredients
- 2 big bunches collard greens ( about 2 lbs) shopping list
- 4 c water shopping list
- 1/2 lb smoked turkey (the paper called for a smoked turkey leg, but I had a hard time removing the small bones after cookin) or can use any other smoked meat. shopping list
- 1 lg. onion choped shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 1 tsp sugar shopping list
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper shopping list
- 1 tsp black pepper shopping list
- 1 lg head of cabbage, cut in 8 wedges shopping list
- 2 tbsp butter shopping list
How to make it
- Cut stems and yellow leaves off collards and throw away.
- Clean collards GOOD
- Cut and soak in warm salted water for 10 min. drain and rinse with cold water
- In larg pot bring 4 cups of water to a boil add greens, and turkey.
- Add onions, salt, sugar, red pepper and black pepper.
- Bring back to boil.
- Turn down and simmer for at least 5 hours. Some cook the day before.
- During the last half hour add cabbage, and cook till tender.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
Okay. You got me curious to try collards with my blackeyed peas for New Years, Cook. I think its the cabbage that made the difference. Now....up here in the north will I even be able to find those collards at the Giant Eagle?!
crabhappychick
in Pittsburgh loved it
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OMG-my family and I have been on this collard green kick since this summer...I tried them for the first time and went crazy! I have been making them almost on a weekly basis,though I have never tried it w/cabbage.I will have to try yours out this wee...more
hoosiermom68
in Merrillville loved it
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Love the name of this recipe, and love the recipe too! Interesting addition of cabbage here! Added this to the "Crazy about greens" group.
juels
in Clayton loved it
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