Southern Collard Greens
| Southern Collard Greens |
Recipe type: Side Dishes
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 bunches fresh collard greens
- 1/2 pound salt pork or 1 pound thick cut bacon
- salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Wash collard greens really well. They are usually grown in sandy soil, so will be gritty.
- Trim the large stems off of greens.
- Tear the greens into large hunks.
- Cut the salt pork or bacon into small chunks.
- Put the salt pork or bacon pieces in a large pan and cook until tender. No need for any oil, the salt pork will give off enough.
- After the pork is tender or the bacon is slightly browned, add greens, sugar and enough water to cover.
- Cover pan and cook over medium heat until the greens are tender.
- Stirring occasionally.
- They will cook way down.
- Taste to see if more salt is needed.