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The Perfect Southern Collard Greens

A simple recipe for the best collard greens ever! Not too bitter. Not to sweet. Southerner approved!

  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

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COLLARD GREENS WASH SOLUTION

  • 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons sea salt

CECE OLISA’S COLLARD GREENS COCKTAIL

  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1/2–1 1/2 tsp Sea Salt

PERFECT SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

  • 2 bunches fresh collard greens
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup finely diced shallot
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 4-5 cups chicken broth
  • 4 strips thick-sliced bacon, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces -or- 1 fully-cooked smoked turkey leg or wing, (about 13 oz)
  • 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
  • Applewood smoked salt & black pepper, to season

Instructions

  1. Scrub greens down with coarse sea salt. Bathe them in white vinegar and warm water. Rinse thoroughly.
  2. Coat the bottom of a large stockpot or Dutch oven with bacon over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, or until almost crisp. Remove bacon and set it aside. Leave bacon fat in the pot.
  3. Add shallot, and sauté in bacon fat until translucent, about 7-8 minutes.
  4. Add broth, crushed red pepper and minced garlic to the bacon fat, bring it all to a boil
  5. Add collard greens
  6. Add CeCe Olisa’s Collard Green Cocktail
  7. Cover pot and simmer until greens are very tender, 40 to 50 minutes
  • Author: CeCe Olisa
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins

Keywords: collard greens

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