Southern-Style Collard Greens

Southern-Style Collard Greens

from southernliving.com
140 min
12 servings

Southern-style collard greens have the best flavor, hands down. Our easy recipe for Southern collard greens cooks them low and slow so they're tender, juicy, and brimming with flavor.

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. 1

    Cook bacon: Cook bacon over medium heat in a 10-qt. stockpot for 10 to 12 minutes or until almost crisp.

  2. 2

    Cook onion: Add onion to stockpot, and sauté 8 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add garlic and ham: Add garlic and ham, and sauté 1 minute.

  4. 4

    Add remaining ingredients, and simmer: 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.