Best Simple Collard Greens Recipes

SIMPLE AND FRESH COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Chop your greens into 1 inch strips that are no longer than 4 or 5 inches long (or you'll be getting a mouthful of stringy greens!). (I like to cut down the middle of the leaf and then put one half on top of the other and chop into strips).
• Rinse your greens (This is an important step! The water that stays on helps these cook to perfection).
• Heat your skillet to medium and spray or add oil, and garlic if wanted. Then just add your greens (these will shrink down a lot so you can do it in a small pan) and stir just until all greens have just turned bright green, usually not more than 3~ minutes.
• Turn up to medium-hot and fry for 30 more seconds or until greens are just tender.
• Toss with salt and pepper to taste (for this amount I usually use about 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper). Serve with your favorite entree :)!

SIMPLE BUT YUMMY COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• 1. Dice up your bacon..put in fry pan..but do not turn on stove yet...reserve about a quarter of the dices up raw bacon and set aside..( or just leave it in the pan till you need it)..
• 2. Next...get out your collard greens and wash them w/cold water...
• 3. Lay your collard greens flat...( 1 at a time).. Take a knife..and run it down each side of the vein,( rib ), to cut rib out..put washed, de-ribbed collards in a pan..( any sz will do depending on how much collards you are preparing.. I usually do 1 bunch),
• 4. Fill w/water..to just about a 1/2 inch to an inch over the collards..
• 5. Peel your onion..cut in half..cut into quarters...place 2 quarters of the onion in the pan w/the collards..sprinkle a little salt in the pan.
• 6. Turn on burner to high and bring to boil..once boiling , continue to boil till bright green..
• 7. Place your reserved quarter of raw bacon in w/the collards..continue to boil..
• 8. Continue till dark green..( at this point you may drain or not drain being careful not to lose onion and chunk or bacon...) If ya do drain..add more water again..and continue to boil..
• 9. Turn on your fry pan w/bacon in it..fry till done, but not crisp...
• 10. Once bacon is done...carefully pour all diced up bacon and bacon grease..( all of it) ..into the pan w/the boiling collard greens..turn burner down making sure that it will stay simmering..put cover on pan and simmer for another 1/2 hr or so..the longer you simmer..the more tender it will be..
• 11. When you feel they are done....turn burner off and drain ...put in bowl with butter salt and pepper if desired..
• 12. With a knife and fork..slice through collards so they are not just a huge chunk...serve with butter, salt and pepper( or however you like it ), serve and enjoy...
• 13. NOTE: after this preperation, you may use it any way you like..if you wish to stir fry it up w/some seasonings or stir it into a sauce you now may do so..:)

SIMPLE AWESOME COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Wash and cut all of the collard greens into bite size pieces (about 2" x 2").
• Heat some coconut oil in a tall pot until it's hot but NOT smoking hot.
• Add the collard greens and stir. CAUTION: the collard greens will splatter in the oil when they are first put in, so be careful.
• Stir and continue to cook until the greens wilt down.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook until done and at the very end add a splash of balsamic vinegar. Be sure and stir as the balsamic vinegar can burn. You don't need much of the vinegar.
• Note: This is a good base recipe to experiment with. The greens are also good when cooked with ginger and tamari, or you can add a mix of balsamic vinegar, orange juice, and hot pepper at the end. I have done all of these and they all taste great. I think the coconut oil really does a lot for the greens.

SIMPLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Melt butter then sauté minced garlic.
• Drain collard greens, add to butter/garlic mix.
• Stir for about 5 minutes, then serve. (I like to pour the sauté over the greens.