Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, southern collard greens. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Southern Collard Greens is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Southern Collard Greens is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook southern collard greens using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Collard Greens:

1. Make ready 2-3 bunches collard greens
2. Prepare 6 pieces bacon chopped
3. Take 4 cloves garlic diced
4. Prepare 1/2 a white or yellow onion chopped
5. Make ready 3 C chicken or vegetable stock
6. Make ready 3 C white vinegar
7. Make ready 1 tsp salt
8. Make ready 1 tbs black pepper
9. Make ready 1 top cajun seasoning (optional)
10. Get 1 shallot chopped (optional)

Steps to make Southern Collard Greens:

1. Thoroughly wash the greens and devein each leaf (cut out the big middle vein). Then cross-cut the leaf into 1-2 strips.
2. In a Dutch oven or deep boiling pot, fry up bacon till crisp. Add garlic, onion, and shallot during the last 5 minutes.
3. Add chicken/vegetable stock, white vinegar, seasonings, and prepped collard greens. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
4. Simmer collard greens for 40-45 minutes. You'll know when they're done when they are easy to eat but still chewy.
5. Recommendations & Notes: Highly recommend serving with Tabasco or other fermented hot sauce of choice. Add other vegetables, we've done smoked corn, okra, and diced potatoes. This is also a crowd pleaser the day after cold.

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