Collard Greens and Cabbage

keen5's Note:

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!

• Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 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:

1. Add the bacon fat to a large stock pot.
2. 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.
3. Add your ham hocks to the pot, cover with water, onion and spices.
4. Boil for about an hour.
5. 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).
6. Add the cabbage at the very end and cook until wilted or to your desired taste.
7. Remove bones and fat of the ham hocks.

Reviews

[Darkhunter]

You're right. It does make a lot of greens, but that's okay because I wanted to share with all my family. The taste was great with the cabbage mellowing the greens a little.

[Virgie84]

I only have a suggestion. The recipe is great. I fix it every now and then, especially for family dinners. I sometimes either use smoked neck bones or smoked turkey wings, and I add a little sugar to cut out a little of the collard's bitterness.

[Chef #512904]

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