Southern Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey

Southern Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey

from sweetteaandthyme.com
210 min
8 servings

This southern collard greens recipe is pure classic soul food. Slowly simmered until tender with smoked turkey in the most savory pot likker broth, these are the best collard greens you'll ever eat!

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ cup yellow onion (medium dice)
  • 5 cloves garlic (minced)
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 smoked turkey leg
  • 1 smoked turkey wing
  • 8 cups chicken stock or broth (low sodium)
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce (more or less, if you like)
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 lbs collard greens (washed, stemmed, chopped)
  • Kosher Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Directions

  1. 1

    Saute the yellow onions in the vegetable oil over medium heat for 3 minutes, until we have a golden color on them. Season them with the kosher salt.

  2. 2

    Put the collard greens into the pot with the apple cider vinegar. Stir thoroughly and place the lid back on the pot. Simmer for 1.5 hours up to 2 hours, until the collards are wilty, a deep olive green color, and taste tender and savory.