# Southern Style Collard Greens

A beginner-friendly recipe for delicious southern-style collard greens.

- Total time: 150 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- smoked turkey necks
- 8 cups water
- collard greens
- diced onions
- minced garlic
- meat from the bone
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- 1 splash apple cider vinegar
- Cajun seasoning
- salt
- pepper
- season salt
- slices of pickled jalapeno peppers
- red pepper flakes
- salt or baking soda
- smoked pork
- pickled pork
- salt pork

## Instructions

1. Boil smoked turkey necks (or other preferred smoked meat) in about 8 cups of water for one hour until tender.
2. While the meat is boiling, remove the stems from the collard greens by folding the leaf over and pulling the stem out. Stack the leaves, roll them up, and chop them.
3. Rinse the chopped greens thoroughly in two large bowls, changing the water multiple times.
4. Remove the meat from the bone and set aside. Keep the bones to add back to the pot later.
5. Pack the greens into the pot with the stock. If necessary, add them in batches.
6. Add diced onions and minced garlic to the pot.
7. Add the removed meat and the bones back into the pot.
8. Add onion powder and garlic powder. Stir everything and cover the pot. Lower the heat and cook for 30 minutes.
9. After 30 minutes, add a splash of apple cider vinegar.
10. Taste the stock and add seasonings like Cajun seasoning, salt, pepper, or seasoned salt as desired. Optionally add pickled jalapenos or red pepper flakes for spice.
11. Cover the pot again and simmer for another hour and a half, or until the greens are tender.

## Equipment

- large pot
- two large bowls
- knife
- cutting board

## Tips

- If you can't get all of your greens in at one time, cover the pot for about 5 minutes until they wilt down.
- Add apple cider vinegar because greens need some type of acidity.
- Taste the stock before adding salt and other seasonings.
- If your greens are fresh from the field and dirty, sprinkle some salt or baking soda onto the greens while cleaning them to help kill off bugs.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUPUokjjgmI&list=PLfq1EdIYbYQvXRDSsItLh42ueuNqVgkTP&index=7
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a0621b40-59ee-4265-a335-dc625dd45b1e
- Extracted: 2025-11-26

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt