Big B's Collard Greens Recipe
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Big B's Collard Greens

By: Brian W. 
"Never had a complaint. The broth comes out like soup and here it is an old remedy for what ever ails you."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (19)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
2 Hrs
Ready In:
2 Hrs 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 3 small ham hocks
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • water
  • 1 bunch collard greens - rinsed, trimmed and chopped
  • salt to taste
  • hot pepper sauce to taste

Directions

  1. Pour chicken stock into a large pot, and add ham hocks onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, vinegar, black pepper, and enough water to cover ham hocks. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer for 1 to 2 hours to create the broth.
  2. Remove ham hocks from broth. Pull meat from hocks. Add meat and collard greens to the broth. Simmer for 1 to 5 hours, depending on the texture you prefer. Salt to taste, and serve with hot sauce.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 228 | Total Fat: 16.4g | Cholesterol: 51mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2009 by ChefDiva   view full review
I'm rating this 5 stars, although I admit I made some adjustments, but this seemed like the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2009 by Kiva   view full review
Your recipe made the best greens I've ever had!!! I have made them 3x already. 2x I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by SOUTHERN TRANSPLANT Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Excellent! My born-and-raised-in-the-South husband said these were some of the best greens...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2010 by AMlyGE   view full review
didn't like the spice... also missing baking soda for tenderness
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2011 by Zerogrrrl   view full review
FANTASTIC! I have never attempted collard greens before, these turned out great. Easy to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by tlower   view full review
Delicious! The only change I made was I did not pull the meat from the ham hocks as I used 4...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2011 by Andrea   view full review
Thank you so much for posting!!!! This was my first attempt at collards & they turned out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2012 by Graden   view full review
I used a full 2 lb. bag of greens from Walmart for this dish and cooked the greens for 2 hrs. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by Angela   view full review
Wow! This recipe is easy and the taste is absolute Heaven! Thank you very much Brian W for an...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2011 by Mama Bear   view full review
Best Collards I've ever tasted

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