Southern California Collard Greens

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Cook Time:
1 hr 20 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

4 pounds young collard greens (about 4 bunches)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, julienned
2 garlic cloves, smashed
2 large ham hocks (about 2 pounds), smoked and cooked
2 bay leaves
2 quarts chicken broth, low sodium
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Seasoned salt

Directions

To prepare the greens: cut away the tough stalks and stems from the collards, and discard any leaves that are bruised or yellow. Fill the sink with water and salt (the salt helps to remove any impurities). Wash the collards thoroughly to remove the grit, 2 or 3 times, until the water runs clear. Dry thoroughly. Stack up several leaves and hand shred them into ribbon-like pieces (chiffonade). Repeat until all the leaves are shredded.

Coat a 6-quart stockpot with olive oil and place over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, stir to coat, then add the ham hocks and bay leaves; cook about 8 minutes. Pack in the greens, pushing them down into the pot. Add the broth, vinegar, sugar, and red pepper flakes.

Bring up to a hard boil for 10 minutes, until greens start to wilt. Turn the greens over with a wooden spoon, do not stir. Lower to a gentle boil, cover the pot, and let cook for 45 minutes. Taste the "pot liquor" (broth) and check the seasoning, add seasoned salt. Cover and let cook for 15 more minutes.

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recipe Southern California Collard Greens
Tina Los Angeles, CA 01-06-2009
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Kicked-Up Greens
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My boyfriend loves collard greens, and now he won't eat any except those prepared with this recipe. I add a couple of finely... diced jalapenos with the onions and garlic as he likes his greens spicy. These also freeze well.Read more
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Michelle St. Petersburg, FL 07-06-2008
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Finally...Flawless greens every time!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Collard greens are my least favorite, so I substituted turnip greens. They came out absolutely fabulous. Cooked them for my... mother's 80th birthday party and got rave reviews. Gotta say that I cut back on the vinegar and used less red pepper, but that's just my personal taste. What I love about this recipe is that it comes out right EVERY SINGLE TIME.Read more
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Melanie SD, CA 03-10-2007
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Even beats the best of the Real South!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

A wonderful flavor of tang and spice. Add a little cayenne and heat it up even more. Beats some of my favorite greens made by... my good friend from the South US. I would definately serve this to those who have never tried greens--they will have cravings!Read more
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kristen Kapaa, HI 08-11-2005
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the best ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

these collard greens will make you never eat them anywhere else again. friends that usually hate collard greens mopped them... up and even kids went crazy for them. if you're sensitive to salt, you can use one ham hock instead of 2. i usually simmer it for a hour or two longer and then use kitchen shears to cut up the meat and pull the bone out. delicious and easy!!!!Read more
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Anonymous 07-21-2005
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Easy Does it
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This recipe was fun and easy, espically if one has never made collard greens like myself... my 11 year old even ate them.
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LATISHA Twentynine Palms, CA 01-01-2005
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really good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The greens was so so good. The best!