Gina's Collard Greens
Filed under
Vegetables
Recipe courtesy Gina Neely.
Ingredients
- 5 bunch Collard greens, bundles
- 3 cup Water, salted
- 3 Ham hock, large, smoked
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Salt
- 3 tbsp Red pepper flakes, crushed
Directions
- Wash the greens thoroughly, pulling the leaves apart to remove any sand.
- Simmer the ham hocks, covered, in the salted water in a medium saucepan until slightly tender, then remove.
- Add the greens and the rest of the ingredients to the pan, cover and cook 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until the water reduces, adding more water, salt and sugar to taste.