Best Southern Collard Greens Recipes

SOUTHERN STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Combine onions, ham hocks, and garlic in a stockpot; add chicken broth. Cook mixture over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone, about 2 hours.
• Stir collard greens, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper into the broth mixture; cook until greens have reached desired tenderness, about 2 more hours.

VEGETARIAN "SOUTHERN-STYLE" COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil and butter. Saute the onions until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, then add the red pepper flakes and garlic, cook another minute. Add collard greens and cook another minute. Add the vegetable stock, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook until greens are tender, about 40 minutes. Add tomatoes and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

PERFECT SOUTHERN GREENS (KALE, BEET, COLLARD GREENS, MUSTARD)

Steps:

• Tear greens into large pieces and discard the thick vein. Add greens to a pot of boiling salted water (I use kosher salt). Let boil for about 6 minutes. Drain and Rinse.
• While the greens are boiling, preheat a heavy skillet with olive oil, add onion and garlic; sauté until onions are lightly brown, add minced jalapeno peppers and cook for an additional minute or two.
• Put the sautéed onions in the slow-cooker then add the drained greens, ham, bacon, crushed red pepper and water.
• Cook on high for 4 hours or until greens are tender.
• Serve with balsamic vinegar, optional.

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Brown 4 slices diced bacon in a pot; drain on paper towels. Add 1 cup diced onion to the pot and cook 3 minutes. Add 1 pound thawed frozen collard greens, 1 cup chicken broth and water to cover; simmer 20 minutes. Stir in the bacon, some butter, salt and pepper.

VEGETARIAN SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil and butter. Saute the onions until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, then add the red pepper flakes and garlic, cook another minute. Add collard greens and cook another minute. Add the vegetable stock, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook until greens are tender, about 45 minutes. Add tomatoes and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add a little smoked paprika and cider vinegar to taste if desired. Enjoy!

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cut off and discard the tough stems and discolored leaves from the greens. Cut across the leaves into 2-inch ribbons.
• In a large stock pot, over medium-high heat, add the canola oil and the diced salt pork, and cook until light golden brown and just crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and let cool.
• Add the onion to the pot and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes, then add the red chili flakes, black pepper, and the collard greens.
• Stir every few minutes, or until greens have wilted down. Add the chicken stock and the water and cover. Cook for 30 to 45 minutes, then remove the lid, increase the heat to high, and add the vinegar and a teaspoon of hot sauce. Adjust the seasoning, if needed, then put it into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with the salt pork and serve with additional hot pepper sauce on the side.

MAIN CHALLENGE: SPICY SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS WITH SWEET MAPLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the pork pieces and brown on both sides, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the onion, cut sides down, and brown, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth. Season with chili flakes, salt, vinegar and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to a simmer. Adjust seasoning, if desired. Add the collard greens and garlic cloves, stir to combine and cover. Cook until greens are tender, approximately 35 to 45 minutes. Remove the onion halves, garlic cloves, pork pieces, for better presentation. Transfer the greens to a serving bowl.
• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat an 8 by 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together all the ingredients except the butter and pour into the pan. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the cornbread is lightly golden brown.
• Once baked, remove from the oven and brush with butter. Serve immediately.

SLOW COOKER SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until light brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker and add chicken stock and ham hocks. Cover and cook on Low, 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove 2 cups of liquid from the slow cooker and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add 1/4 the collard greens, 1/4 the cubed ham, and 1 teaspoon red pepper; season with salt and black pepper. Pour in 1/2 cup of the reserved liquid. Cook, stirring occasionally, until greens are bright green and slightly wilted, about 4 minutes. Transfer mixture to the slow cooker. Repeat 3 more times with the remaining greens, ham, red pepper, and slow cooker liquid.
• Cook on Low until flavors meld, 4 to 6 hours.

KICKING SOUTHERN STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pot of medium high heat. Add bacon, cook until crisp and remove from pan. Crumble and return to pan.
• Add onion and cook with bacon until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant.
• Add collard greens, cook until they start to wilt.
• Add chicken broth, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to boil, reduce hit, and simmer for about 45 minutes (until greens are tender).

SPICY SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• place all ingredients in a big pot and cover with water.
• simmer on low for at least one hour.
• Drain and serve.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place the water and the ham hock in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Add the collards and the hot pepper flakes the pot. Simmer covered for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add the vegetable oil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.

SOUTHERN AS YOU CAN GET COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place the collard greens and ham hocks in a large pot. Mix in the chicken broth, water, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 hour.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Put greens through several sinks of cold water to get rid of any grit.
• Pull the tender leaves away from the stems, discarding the stems.
• Cut the bacon into bite size pieces and fry in a large stock pot.
• Do not drain.
• Add the onion and cook til tender.
• Add the collard greens (the pot will seems overflowing, but they wilt) and stir until wilted (cover them every couple of minutes for a couple of minutes to help wilt them).
• Add salt and pepper to taste and the vinegar.
• Serve hot.

THE BOMB SOUTHERN CHICKEN WITH RED BEANS AND RICE AND COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• For the beans and rice: The night before cooking, put the beans in a large pot and add water to cover. Soak overnight in a cool place. Drain and rinse before using.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, ham, sausage, celery, bell pepper and saute, stirring a few times, until the vegetables are tender but not browned. Stir in the cayenne and cook 1 minute. Add the beans, 3 cups of the chicken broth and tomatoes and stir. Add the thyme, sage and bay leaf. Bring the beans to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and cook the beans until tender but not too soft, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove the bay leaves. Season the beans with salt and pepper. Remove 1 cup of the cooked beans and mash them. Return them to the pot and stir to combine with the whole beans.
• During the last 20 minutes of cooking the beans, make the rice. Combine the rice, the remaining 2 cups of chicken broth and 2 cups of water in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the rice is just tender throughout, about 20 minutes. Keep the rice and beans warm.
• For the collard greens: Place the ham hock in a large pot and add just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover with the lid slightly off and let simmer until the meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove the ham hock from the pot and add the collard greens, lemon, thyme, hot sauce and some freshly ground black pepper. Cover with the lid slightly off and cook the collards until tender, about 45 minutes. Remove the collards from the pot and reserve the cooking liquid.
• Shred the meat from the ham hock and reserve.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shredded ham and cook until crisped up. Add the collards and stir. Add a few spoonfuls of the cooking liquid and stir. Turn off the heat, cover and keep warm.
• For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the chicken broth, vinegar, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and cayenne in a baking dish. Season the mixture with some salt and pepper, add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Reserve the cooking liquid from the baking dish.
• Heat the canola oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F or fill a heavy pot halfway with canola oil and heat it to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from the baking dish and pat it dry. Reserve the liquid in the baking dish. Deep fry the chicken until just browned and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
• Strain the cooking liquid from the baking dish into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and stir in the butter.
• To serve, stir a few splashes of vinegar or hot sauce into the collard greens. Spoon some rice on each plate, top with the beans and collards and finish with 2 chicken thighs. Spoon the chicken sauce over the top.

SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Saute your onion in a large cast iron pot with just a touch of oil (1 tsp). Add your smoked pork product and let some of the juices start to flow from it (about 5 minutes worth of cooking).
• Meanwhile mix water, vinegar, 1 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoons of pepper and the chopped hot pepper together. Pour into pot and stir.
• Add the greens. Mix up after each handfull. Don't worry, the greens will come to the top but will reduce as the cooking wilts them.
• Continue to stir until wilted; then turn to low, cover and let cook for about 2 hours stirring once in a while and tasting to see if you need more salt and pepper.

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Boil the smoked turkey wings in a large stock pot with 1 gallon of water for 20 minutes at medium heat. Add the collard greens to the pot and let them cook down for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the onions, green peppers, roasted red peppers, oil, salt, sugar, garlic powder, smoke flavoring, black pepper and cayenne pepper and stir. Cook over medium heat until the collards are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

EASY SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• 1. Place bacon in a frying pan after its done cooking, remove bacon from pan but leave bacon grease in the pan.
• 2. Add onions to the pan that has the beacon grease in it. Cook till they are almost done
• 3. add tomatoes to pan and continue cooking
• 4. add back in the bacon
• 5. add 3 cans of drained collard greens
• 6. Continue simmering for 10 minutes

VEGAN SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Saute the onion and pepper in the olive oil until the onion is translucent (about 5 minutes). I usually do this and everything else in a large stock pot.
• Then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Mix in the bouillon, vegemite, bacon salt, salt and pepper and mix through to dissolve the Vegemite and bouillon.
• Add a little water to dilute the mixture and then add the collards over a medium high heat. You should probably add in batches so it wilts easier, but you can go ahead and add all of the collards and water and cover and let simmer to wilt.
• Once the collards have started to wilt and you make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot turn the stove to low or medium low and let cook covered for at least an hour or until the collards are as tender as you'd like. You may want to add water later if you would like more pot liquor for dipping cornbread.
• I've tried substituting white wine for some of the water and this is also a good variation, but there's more than enough flavor without it.

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Thaw collard greens if using frozen or rinse if using fresh.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium sized sauce pan. Cook over low heat for about 45 minutes.
• Discard ham hock.
• Serve with salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce to taste.

VEGETARIAN SOUTHERN -STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• n a large pot over medium heat, heat oil and butter. Saute the onions until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, then add the red pepper flakes and garlic, cook another minute. Add collard greens and cook another minute. Add the vegetable stock, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook until greens are tender, about 40 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons Red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon lemon and a drizzle of honey; season with salt and freshly ground black pepper