Low(Er) Fat Collard Greens
photo by Heirloom
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
3-4
ingredients
- 2 lbs collard greens
- 1⁄2 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 cup jennie-o turkey ham, diced
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 tablespoon butter
- 1 -2 cup water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- cracked black pepper
directions
- In a 3 quart saucepan over medium high heat heat the olive oil just until the scent of the oil starts to bloom.
- Add the butter and allow to melt in the oil.
- Add the turkey ham and saute for about 3 minutes or until you start to get those little brown bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Add the onion and stir with the ham, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Saute for about 2 minutes.
- Add half of the collard greens and allow to cook down some, about 1 minute or so.
- Add the last of the collard greens and stir until the greens, onions and bacon are combined.
- Cook over medium high heat for about 2 minutes.
- Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir again.
- Allow to come to a boil over medium heat.
- Reduce temperature to low and simmer for 30 minutes, adjusting heat to maintain a constant simmer but not let it boil.
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I'm a newlywed recently transplanted from the Pacific Northwest to Central California. I've been cooking for as long as I can remember and am always willing to try out new things. I look forward to finding new recipes and meeting new people here on 'Zaar.
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