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Southern-Style Collard Greens

Collard Greens
Collard Greens
Collard Greens

Ingredients

  • 12 hickory-smoked bacon slices, finely chopped
  • 2 medium-size sweet onions, finely chopped
  • 3/4 lb. smoked ham, chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 3 (32-oz.) containers chicken broth
  • 3 (1-lb.) packages fresh collard greens, washed and trimmed
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. table salt
  • 3/4 tsp. pepper

 

Instructions

  1. Cook bacon over medium heat in a 10-qt. stockpot for 10 to 12 minutes or until almost crisp.
  2. Add onion to stockpot, and sauté 8 minutes.
  3. Add garlic and ham, and sauté 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients, and simmer:
  4. Stir in broth, collard greens, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 2 hours or until desired degree of tenderness.