Ham and Collard Soup

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 35 min
  • Active: 15 min
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Ingredients

2 tablespoons salted butter

2 tablespoons olive oil 

2 cloves garlic, minced 

1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced

1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded and minced 

2 quarts (8 cups) chicken stock 

2 pounds ham, diced

2 teaspoons kosher salt 

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 

3 bunches collards, stems removed, chopped 

Two 15.5-ounce cans navy beans, drained and rinsed 

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan 

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped 

Crusty artisan baguette, torn into pieces, for serving 

Directions

  1. Heat the butter and olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, onion and jalapeno and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the stock, ham, salt, pepper, collards and beans. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the collards have softened and the flavors have come together, about 20 minutes.
  2. Stir in the vinegar and taste. Adjust the seasonings as needed. Serve in bowls and garnish with the Parmesan and parsley. Serve each bowl with a chunk of crusty baguette.

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Mary Barbin Jones

Very tasty! I used a ham steak and no jalapeño because I don’t like hot spicy food. A few minor suggestions though. #1 as someone else pointed out, don’t put the beans in until the collards are cooked to your liking. I don’t like my collards overcooked but it did take a little longer than 20 minutes. #2 Don’t add salt until the very end because chicken broth, ham, canned beans and Parmesan are all salty items so beware of over salting. If I had added the recommended salt my soup would have been ruined!

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