Southern Collards Puerto Rican Style Recipes

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cook bacon over medium heat in a 10-qt. stockpot for 10 to 12 minutes or until almost crisp.
• Add onion to stockpot, and sauté 8 minutes. Add garlic and ham, and sauté 1 minute. 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.

GRANDMA'S SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat 1 tablespoon lard over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender. Add ham hocks, water, seasoned salt, pepper flakes, and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until meat is tender, 55-60 minutes., Add collard greens, wine, and remaining 1 Tbsp. lard. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until greens are very tender, 55-60 minutes. Remove meat from bones; finely chop and return to pan. Discard bones. Serve with a slotted spoon.

COLLARDS SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• Boil water with salt and a meaty ham hock.
• Use about 2 bunches of collards.
• Cut the ends up to the leafy ends.
• Wash with cold water (each leaf both sides) Take the stem and leaf and rip the stem off from the middle of the leaf.
• Lay several together and roll, start cutting down the leaves.
• Put several handful of the collards in water continue to add until all in pot.
• Cover and let it simmer for several hours.
• Check and add water when needed.
• Also, season when needed during the cooking process.
• Sometimes I will put chopped onions,turnips or a small bunch of mustard greens, turnip greens or spinach to add a differnt taste.
• "Orto clean out my fridge.
• "It's hard to mess up collards.
• Oh and the taste is wonderful.
• Foot Note: I forgot about the pecan. They say it takes the smell away.

SOUTHERN STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Combine onions, ham hocks, and garlic in a stockpot; add chicken broth. Cook mixture over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone, about 2 hours.
• Stir collard greens, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper into the broth mixture; cook until greens have reached desired tenderness, about 2 more hours.

SOUTHERN COLLARDS (PUERTO RICAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Pour a tablesoon of oil in bottom of pot,stir onions,garlic,meat and sofrito as well as the seasoning.
• Place collards in the pot, pour some water on top, season more with the following ingredients.
• Stir around, put lid on and simmer until the wilt down and turn dark!! ENJOY!!!

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Boil the smoked turkey wings in a large stock pot with 1 gallon of water for 20 minutes at medium heat. Add the collard greens to the pot and let them cook down for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the onions, green peppers, roasted red peppers, oil, salt, sugar, garlic powder, smoke flavoring, black pepper and cayenne pepper and stir. Cook over medium heat until the collards are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.