Best Skinny Drunken Collards Recipes
DRUNKEN COLLARD GREENS
Drunken Collard Greens, flavored with bourbon and bacon, is a southern side dish like no other. As much as I love traditional collard greens, adding a splash of bourbon really makes a fantastic pot of collards. The smooth, sweet flavor of bourbon really complements the flavor of the greens.
Provided by Christin Mahrlig
Categories Side Dish
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Rinse collard greens well. Remove stem and thick part of the rib from each leaf and discard. Stack about 8 leaves on top of each other, roll up like a cigar and cut into 1/2-inch ribbons. Repeat with remaining leaves.
- Add butter, bacon and onion to a large Dutch oven. Cook until the bacon is crisp and the onion is tender.
- Add remaining ingredients except collard greens to the Dutch oven. Bring to a boil.
- Add collard greens and stir until the collard greens are mostly wilted. Reduce heat, cover and cook for about 1 1/2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
QUICK AND EASY COLLARDS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE COLLARDS
I was never raised to eat collards. I just tried them for the first time a year or so ago and didn't like them. But funny things happen when people give you collards for free. And, I must say, when cooked well, they are pretty good.
Provided by Ransomed by Fire
Categories Collard Greens
Time 15m
Yield 2 , 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Remove center stems from washed collard leaves.
- Stack leaf halves, aligning the stem sides and roll up, from one tip to the other.
- Cut roll into slices as thin as possible.
- Heat margarine in frying pan.
- Add a handful of collards and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add another handful and repeat until all collards are wilted.
- Add chicken bouillon granules and water.
- Continue cooking until collards are tender and no longer bitter. (The longer you cook them, the less bitter they will be.).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116.9, Fat 11.6, SaturatedFat 2.4, Sodium 202.2, Carbohydrate 3, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 0.3, Protein 1.4
EASTERN NC COLLARD GREENS
Once the first frost kisses the collards, they are ready for picking. We get entire plants, cut at the base like cabbages from certain roadside stands & use 'em all! Big flat heavy leaves are every bit as good as tender inner leaves if done right. Some folks cut out the center ribs on the bigger leaves - we prefer to string out the strings & snap the stems up. We were also taught not to cut a collard, they are to be torn after soaking in 3 sinkfuls of water to remove any grit. Start the braising pot a the evening before cooking collards, to give the ham hocks time to cook down. Don't be daunted by the amount - collards do cook down a lot! Remember to serve with cornbread to sop up the pot liquor - this can be a full meal for collard lovers. Dig in! For the pork averse, 5 or 6 smoked turkey wings may be substituted but they lack tha "jes right" flavor of ham hock. Interestingly, ham hock is very low in fat & provides more flavor in the form of gelatin (like oxtail) - apparent only after chilling the pot liquor! ***make a big batch as these freeze great in freezer bags for later use***
Provided by Busters friend
Categories Collard Greens
Time 3h20m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Using large nonreactive pot, bring water, vinegar, salt, red pepper flakes & ham hocks to a boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer, cover pot & simmer 2 hours until ham hocks are falling apart.
- Cool liquid & ham hocks.
- Pick bones from meat & skin - chop both roughly & return to pot.
- Bring liquid to simmer & lay the collard stalks in the bottom of the pot. Next layer in the torn leaves, putting the largest, thickest on the bottom above the stalks & finish with the tender innermost leaves. There should be about 4 cups of liquid in the bottom of the pot - not all the leaves are submerged!
- Gently braise collards with lid on pot for an hour. Low heat is key - high heat causes release of sulfur compounds (as same other members of Brassicaciae family -cabbage, broccoli), stirring occasionally.
- Expect the leaves to initially brighten & then slowly turn a dark forest green - and smell really good!
- Add additional heat with pickled peppers or Texas Pete (made in NC) hot sauce & vinegar as you wish at the table - Mmmmmm good! Freezes well in freezer bags.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62.1, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 275.2, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 1, Protein 4.8
SKINNY DRUNKEN COLLARDS
Growing up in the south, collard greens were a vegetable that was served just about every Sunday and holiday. They were usually cooked with fatty ham hocks, smoked pigs tails or smoked bacon. To top it off "LARD". Now don't get me wrong, I will always love and cook by friend "PORK". I love these greens so much, I decided to...
Provided by Sherri Williams
Categories Vegetables
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. In a large stock pot, spray pam in the bottom of the pot. Stir fry onion and garlic until translucent.
- 2. Add 1/2-2 quarts of water, mesquite seasoning or seasoning salt, red pepper and turkey necks to pot. Bring to a boil. Cook on low-medium to medium heat for about 45 minutes or until meat is tender.
- 3. Add collards, vodka, vinegar, splenda and remaining to the stock pot and simmer for an additional 45 minutes or so. Add more water if needed.
- 4. Add more seasoning salt as needed.
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