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Southern Collard Greens

Name: Southern Collard Greens
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1.5 quarts water; 1.5 pounds ham hocks; 4 pounds collard greens, rinsed and trimmed; 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 0.25 cup vegetable oil; salt and pepper to taste

Leafy collard greens take a long, slow simmer in a ham hock bath, with flakes of hot pepper tossed in for kicks. Some folks like to shred the ham hock meat into the greens before serving up in bowls.

3 hr 10 min total 10 min prep 3 hr cook 6 471 cal

Ingredients

6 serv.

1.5 quarts water
1.5 pounds ham hocks
4 pounds collard greens, rinsed and trimmed
0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
0.25 cup vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

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1 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.
2 Add the collards and the hot pepper flakes the pot. Simmer covered for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3 Add the vegetable oil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.