# Southern Style Collard Greens

A flavorful recipe for Southern Style Collard Greens, complete with turkey legs and a rich broth.

- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Add bacon grease to a Magnalite pot.
2. Add chopped onions to the pot.
3. Add two turkey legs to the pot.
4. Sauté the onions.
5. Add garlic paste to the pot.
6. Add water to the pot and scrape the bottom.
7. Bring to a boil and cook for about an hour.
8. Add collard greens to water in the sink.
9. Add baking soda and vinegar to the water with greens, agitate, and let sit for about 15 minutes.
10. Clean the greens off with hands and transfer to the clean side of the water.
11. Repeat cleaning with just water until the greens are clean.
12. Remove the stem from the collard greens.
13. Rip the greens into small pieces with your hands, or stack, roll tightly, and cut into even pieces.
14. Add the cleaned and cut collard greens to the pot with the turkey legs.
15. Add about 4 cups of water to the pot.
16. Add chicken flavor better than bouillon.
17. Add ham flavor better than bouillon.
18. Add apple cider vinegar.
19. Add Louisiana hot sauce.
20. Add brown sugar, granulated garlic, granulated onion, and Southern Made Creole seasoning.
21. Cover and cook on low heat for about an hour and a half.
22. Remove the meat from the pot and shred it off the bone.
23. Return the shredded meat to the pot and stir.
24. Add some pepper flakes to the serving.
25. Serve with cornbread.

## Equipment

- Magnalite pot
- wooden spoon
- lid
- sink
- chopping board
- knife
- colander
- tongs
- baking 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQLyKpP/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/454fc220-5abc-4cab-8133-b958d7c3effb
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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