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Southern Style Collard Greens

Authentic Southern Style Collard Greens slow cooked with smoky ham hocks, onions, garlic, vinegar and hot sauce. Try this homestyle side dish with your favorite home-cooked meal!
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Course: Sides
Cuisine: American, Cajun / Creole
Keyword: side dish, southern side dish, vegetable, vegetable side dish

Ingredients

  • 2 smoked ham hocks or smoked turkey wings legs or thighs
  • 2 sweet onions finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 32-ounce containers chicken broth
  • 3 pounds collard greens trimmed
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Tabasco Hot Sauce optional
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to taste
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper or to taste

Instructions

  • Wash greens thoroughly, about 3 or 4 times to ensure they are free of dirt and insects.
  • Prepare the greens by tearing each leaf from its thick center stems; discard stems.
  • Set collard greens aside until ready to cook.
  • Combine onions, ham hocks, and garlic in a stockpot; add chicken broth.
  • Bring mixture to a boil over high heat.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer the mixture over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone, about 2 hours (if using smoked turkey, reduce cooking time to 1 hour).
  • Stir in collard greens, vinegar, Tabasco hot sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper into the broth mixture. (You may have to add the greens in batches so that they can all fit into the pot.)
  • Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook on low until the greens have reached desired tenderness, about 2 more hours.

Notes

Serve up these greens with extra Tabasco Sauce, Trappey’s Pepper Vinegar and extra salt and pepper on the table.