Southern Style Collard Greens
Directions
- 1Add bacon grease to a Magnalite pot.
- 2Add chopped onions to the pot.
- 3Add two turkey legs to the pot.
- 4Sauté the onions.
- 5Add garlic paste to the pot.
- 6Add water to the pot and scrape the bottom.
- 7Bring to a boil and cook for about an hour.
- 8Add collard greens to water in the sink.
- 9Add baking soda and vinegar to the water with greens, agitate, and let sit for about 15 minutes.
- 10Clean the greens off with hands and transfer to the clean side of the water.
- 11Repeat cleaning with just water until the greens are clean.
- 12Remove the stem from the collard greens.
- 13Rip the greens into small pieces with your hands, or stack, roll tightly, and cut into even pieces.
- 14Add the cleaned and cut collard greens to the pot with the turkey legs.
- 15Add about 4 cups of water to the pot.
- 16Add chicken flavor better than bouillon.
- 17Add ham flavor better than bouillon.
- 18Add apple cider vinegar.
- 19Add Louisiana hot sauce.
- 20Add brown sugar, granulated garlic, granulated onion, and Southern Made Creole seasoning.
- 21Cover and cook on low heat for about an hour and a half.
- 22Remove the meat from the pot and shred it off the bone.
- 23Return the shredded meat to the pot and stir.
- 24Add some pepper flakes to the serving.
- 25Serve with cornbread.
Ingredients
- bacon grease
- onions
- 2 turkey legs
- garlic paste
- 4 cups water
- collard greens
- baking soda
- vinegar
- chicken flavor better than bouillon
- ham flavor better than bouillon
- apple cider vinegar
- Louisiana hot sauce
- brown sugar
- granulated garlic
- granulated onion
- Southern Made Creole seasoning
- pepper flakes
- cornbread
Equipment
Magnalite potwooden spoonlidsinkchopping boardknifecolandertongsbaking sheet
Tips
- To clean collard greens, use water with baking soda and vinegar, agitate, let sit for 15 minutes, then clean with hands and repeat with just water until clean.
- If you ain't sneeze it, it ain't seasoned.