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Collard Greens
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 8
Adapted recipe from CHILI PEPPER, magazine, February 2007 issue. Adapted from Chef John Currence. Smoked pork necks are often available from butcher shops.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup rendered bacon fat
1/2 cup butter
4 slices cooked bacon, cut into small pieces
2 large yellow onions (sliced or chopped)
4 garlic cloves, minced
5 lbs collard greens, washed, stemmed, chopped
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
3 cups chicken stock
2 smoked pork necks
Directions:
1. In a deep pot warm bacon fat and butter; add onion and garlic to butter and bacon mixture, simmer until onion is light brown.
2. Add collards layering with salt/pepper, cooking until wilted.
3. Add crumbled bacon, vinegar, stock and smoked pork necks; cover pot and cook until tender over medium heat for about 30 minutes. Flavors should be combined, but collards are still green, Do not overcook.
4. Taste and adjust seasonings.
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