By Terry Fitts
(Providing Assistance When You Need A Little Help.)
(Like I Do Right Now!)
Ingredients
4 Bushels of collard greens
salt
2 slices of thick bacon
2 ham hocks
1 onion
2 two chicken bouillon cubes
salt and pepper
Recipe
Soak 4 bushels of collard greens in hot water (out of the faucet) for 45 minute with approximately 1½ tablespoons of table salt sprinkled over the leaves.
Rinse – And re-soak in hot water (with another 1 ½ tablespoon of salt) for another 15 minutes.
Rinse Again – and re-soak for the third time in hot water (with another 11/2 tablespoons of salt) for approximately 30 minutes so your Collard Greens will be good and clean.
Use a 5-quart pot.
Cut up 2 slices of thick bacon and 2 ham hocks. Put them into 12 cups of boiling water.
Add 1 sliced onion.
Add two chicken bouillon cubes.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Let it boil until leaves are tender. (Approximately 3 hours)
Then serve the best Collard Greens you have ever tasted!
7 comments
Does she have a recipe for fresh beet? Maybe friend brought us two huge organically grown beets and I’ve never cooked or pickled one !
Sorry Megan, Terry says she’s not a beet girl and therefore doesn’t have any beet recipes. Good luck! I’m sure you will find a good one!
Can I use oil instead of lard ? Don’t do pork .
Hi Deirdre, I’ve always used bacon with my collard greens but if I needed a substitute I would use butter instead of oil. I like the taste better! Enjoy!
Use smoke turkey parts
Great idea! Thanks!
YUMMMMM ……………….love collard greens!!