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Southern-style greens Recipe

American Southern · Side dish · 105 min total

A classic Southern side dish made with collard greens slow-cooked with smoked ham hock for rich, savory flavor.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 smoked ham hock (about 1 pound)
• 8 cups water
• 2 pounds collard greens, stems removed and leaves chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions

1. Heat vegetable oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add ham hock and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.
3. Add collard greens, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until greens are tender.
4. Remove ham hock from pot. When cool enough to handle, shred meat from bone, discarding bone and fat. Return meat to pot.
5. Stir in apple cider vinegar. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve hot with pot liquor (cooking liquid).

Tips

• Greens can be made a day ahead and reheated; flavors meld and improve.
• Leftover pot liquor is delicious sopped up with cornbread.
• Substitute smoked turkey leg for ham hock for a lighter version.

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