Collard greens. A classic recipe for collard greens that uses smoked turkey to add some flavor. Greens are simmered in chicken stock, then spiced with a dash of red chile flakes. Collard greens are a type of large, leafy green vegetable common in southern U.
You can have Collard greens using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Collard greens
- You need 4 of beef brats or 1 whole pork sausage.
- You need 1/2 of Red bellpepper.
- It’s 4 slice of bacon.
- It’s 1 of stock collard greens.
- You need 1/2 of stock kale.
- Prepare 4 small of Red potatoes..
- It’s 1 small of yellow onion.
- Prepare 4 of Green onions..
- Prepare 1 pinch of pepper to your taste. I put a teaspoon..
Traditionally, Southern collard greens are made with pork. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender. Add ham hocks, water, seasoned salt, pepper flakes, and sugar. Collard greens are part of the cruciferous vegetable family.
Collard greens instructions
Get a pan out. Put it on your stove. Turn heat to 8 cut your bacon and sausage into small pieaces put your bacon and sausage or( beef brats) in pan..
While your meats cooking cut your yellow onion and green onions as small or big as you would like I like myn with big chuncks. Peel your potatoes I choose not too I like myn with peel on so wash them and slice them into thin slices the thinner the faster it cooks. Look at you bacon if your bacon and sausage look like they're pretty hot and steamy add your onions and potatoes to you meat..
Now while that is cooking. Wash all your veggies. Cut your red bellpepper. And your kale and collard greens. Into bite size cuts. Now if your onions are getting soft and your potatoes look half cooked turn the heat on your stove between 6 and 7. Than add some pepper to your taste. I put a half of teaspoon of pepper. Than add my bell peppers and kale and collard greens. Add the other half of teaspoon pepper. And DO NOT add salt . Your bacon has that covered. Cover your pot and let steam for 10 min. Go stir it and than cover for 5 more min check your potatoes if those are soft your fork breaks the slices than it's all done. Enjoy..
They contain nutrients that can play an important role in a healthful diet. The cruciferous family includes bok choy, kale, broccoli,. Collards are in the same family as kale, mustard greens, and other hearty greens. The leaves are dark green and the stems are tough. Look for collards that have an even green color and look fresh.
