Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Slow Cooked Collard Greens

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, slow cooked collard greens. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Slow Cooked Collard Greens is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Slow Cooked Collard Greens is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

Prepare this easy Slow Cooker Collard Greens recipe for a delicious side. These collards have a smoky ham flavor and a great broth! Collard greens need quite a bit of time to soften up and that's why making them in the crockpot is the best! While they cook, a wonderful broth (pot liquor) is formed.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooked collard greens using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooked Collard Greens:

1. Make ready 2 bags (or bunches) of cleaned and chopped Collards or Turnip or Mustard Greens (or any combination of greens listed above)
2. Get 3 tablespoons olive oil
3. Get 1 onion, sliced
4. Get 2 garlic cloves, smashed
5. Prepare 2 bay leaves
6. Take 10 oz bacon, chopped
7. Make ready 2 quarts chicken broth, warm
8. Prepare 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
9. Make ready 1 teaspoon sugar
10. Get Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Cooking this classic Southern side in a slow cooker not only frees you up to prepare other dishes, it frees up valuable stovetop space, as well. You can also make this holiday favorite a week or two ahead and freeze in air-tight bags, or make Collard Greens a day or two in advance and refrigerate in the. Add the collard greens to a slow cooker with the onion, ham hocks, brown sugar, pepper, salt, apple cider vinegar, and chicken broth. What to buy: Collard greens are often cooked with smoked ham hocks, but smoked turkey drumsticks are a great substitute and yield more meat.

Steps to make Slow Cooked Collard Greens:

1. 2 BAGS OF CLEANED AND CHOPPED GREENS. (prefer Glory brand)
2. Heat pot over medium heat and add bacon. Render fat from bacon at medium heat until bacon is crisp. Remove crisp bacon pieces onto a paper towel and set aside. Keep the bacon fat in the pot.
3. Add the onion, garlic. Cook until the onions are soft and starting to brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Add the broth (scraping any brown bits from bottom of pot), vinegar, and sugar. Pack in the greens, pushing them down into the pot.
5. Add Bay leaves.
6. Bring up to a boil turning the greens over occasionally with a wooden spoon as they wilt. Lower to a simmer, cover the pot, and let cook for 45 minutes.
7. Taste the "pot likkor" (broth) and check the seasoning, add salt and pepper.
8. Cover and let cook for 15 more minutes or until tender.
9. Remove the bay leaves and serve.

Add the collard greens to a slow cooker with the onion, ham hocks, brown sugar, pepper, salt, apple cider vinegar, and chicken broth. What to buy: Collard greens are often cooked with smoked ham hocks, but smoked turkey drumsticks are a great substitute and yield more meat. Slow-Cooked Collard Greens in Olive Oil. Add collard greens to saucepan a handful at a time, stirring until each addition is wilted before adding the next. I like to think the slow cooker was invented by a Southern home cook.

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