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Fried Collard Greens
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Are you looking for a flavorful vegetable side dish? This is a delicious way to enjoy collard greens with some crispy bacon bits for added flavor.
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
5 reviews
1 comment
ingredients
1 large bunch fresh collard greens
water for washing and soaking
1 tablespoon table salt for soaking
5 slices bacon
bacon drippings
1 teaspoon table salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 chicken or ham bouillon cube (optional)
directions
To Prepare: Get out a cutting board, a heavy duty knife such as a French Chef Knife, a large colander or pot to put the trimmed collards in and a large trash can for stalks and stems. Sit down to do the following: Place bunch of collard greens on cutting board and with knife, cut across the root ends/stalks of the collards (up to where the leaf starts). Discard stalk ends. One leaf at a time, take each leaf of collard green and strip out the stem and pull away the leaf part. Discard the stem part. Place leaf in colander or pot. When finished, take greens to clean sink and place in sink. Cover greens with cold water and allow to soak a few minutes. Dissolve 1 or 2 Tablespoons table salt in the water and stir in good. Aunt Mary Lee says any little bugs will die in the salt water and drop off.
Drain and remove collards from sink. Repeat washing collards through at least 2 more sinks full of plain cold water.
In large pot or Dutch oven for which you have a lid, fry bacon until crisp. Remove cooked bacon, crumble and set aside. Leave drippings in the pot. Add well drained collard greens to hot pot with drippings in it. Stir constantly and "fry" the collards for a few minutes, wilting them down good. Add lid to pot. Stir often. Now add ONLY about 3/4 to 1 cup water -- You only want to steam the collard now. Add salt, granulated sugar and bouillon cube (optional). Reduce heat and cover. Cook until tender and collards change color to dark green. Depending on the tenderness of the collard greens, some collard greens will be "done" in 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce liquid. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
When greens are tender and ready to serve, take 2 sharp knives and chop the collards finely using a scissors motion. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon. Serve hot with mild Pepper Sauce or with Apple Cider Vinegar.
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nutrition data for fried collard greens
93 calories, 4 grams fat, 11 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments for fried collard greens
November 26, 2019
PERFECT recipe! The exact way we cook our greens in the South! Thank you for sharing!
Jan 10, 2002
July 10, 2016
This is exactly how I remember eating collard greens when I visited my grandma in the south. Love this recipe! Granny died before I was old enough to cook so I never got her recipe and this has to be almost exactly how she did it. Thank you!
November 3, 2013
I tried this recipe and it is so easy and the greens are tender with a lot of taste. I recommend this recipe to everyone who wants to know how fried collards or any mixed greens taste. I mixed this recipe with mustard, turnip, collards, and sibrian collards greens.. Delicous...I will cook this again..
July 4, 2013
Now this is what I'm talking about! This is how collard greens should be cooked. Thank you for posting this. I hope more people will try it and learn how to make proper greens.
Jan 22, 2012
January 22, 2012
Excellent! Added some cumin and apple cider vinegar (2 caps) to the pot. Used pressure cooker under low heat. Put the crumbled bacon in after simmering the greens in the bullion water and seasoning mix. Some crispness remained with the greens.
If only one can find where to purchase the Knorr ham boullion...can't find it anywhere.