Collard Greens and Cabbage
"I got this recipe off of a soul food site called Chitterlings. I made this Friday night and these are the best collard greens I've ever eaten. I served with a big skillet of cornbread. Prep time is lengthy due to the cleaning and cutting of the greens. Cook time approximate. This makes a lot of greens!"
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
- 2 medium ham hocks
- 1 onion, chopped
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
- garlic powder, to taste
- 4 bunches collard greens, cleaned and cut
- 1 head cabbage, cleaned and cut up
- 2 -3 tablespoons bacon fat
directions
- Add the bacon fat to a large stock pot.
- If you don't save your bacon fat, fry up a few slices of bacon in the pot you are going to cook your greens in; leave the bacon and fat.
- Add your ham hocks to the pot, cover with water, onion and spices.
- Boil for about an hour.
- Add cleaned and cut collards to the pot, cover and cook until tender (45 minutes to an hour, less if you like them less cooked).
- Add the cabbage at the very end and cook until wilted or to your desired taste.
- Remove bones and fat of the ham hocks.
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Reviews
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Yummm is all I can see.....We froze the leftovers! It was just that good! Great with sweet cornbread! Yummmm! Didn't have to make any modifications -
Great recipe. I used a smoked turkey leg instead. My family loved it. I even went back a couple times to get more. Thank you. -
I've made these three times already and my husband cleans the pot each time! Thanks for making a beginner seem like a pro! -
this was great, I enjoyed the balance of the cabbage and collards.thanks for sharing -
My love for Collard Greens and Cabbage made me want to try this. My goodness I am so blessed I did. The Cabbage did mellow the Collards. I did however miss judge my water and got the cabbage a bit more cooked than I wanted..but that is my fault. I will for sure be making this for my family come Sept. Thank You very much for a wonder recipe. Hugs
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