Southern collard greens
From Stoneledge Farm
Ingredients
- 4 lb collard greens rinsed and trimmed
- 1 ½ quarts water
- 1 ½ lb ham hocks
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes optional
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the collard greens by rinsing and stripping the leaf from the stem.
- Place the water and the ham hock in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
- Add the collards and the hot pepper flakes the pot. Simmer covered for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Add the vegetable oil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.