New Years Day Southern Greens And Ham Hocks Recipe

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New Years Day Southern Greens And Ham Hocks
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  1. As always the key to great cooking is to be prepared and use quality ingredients.
  2. Selection of collard greens is very important. Go to your local grocery store or farmer's market and select 5 pounds of young leafy collard greens. You will select more than the recipe calls out because some leaves will be unusable and the large stems will be cut off and discarded.
  3. Start off by cooking your ham hocks. Place ham hocks in Dutch oven. Add water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover meat and simmer until tender. This should take about 1 hour. Don't allow the water to cook out.
  4. While the ham hocks are cooking go ahead and prepare your greens for cooking. Rinse your greens several times under cold water to remove dirt or sand. After greens are clean, stack several leaves on top of each other. Using a cutting board and knife, roll the leaves together and cut leaves into 1 inch thick strips.
  5. When your ham hocks become tender go ahead and add more water, the collards, sugar and hot peppers to the Dutch oven. Add greens to the pot until the pot is full. Most likely all of the greens will not fit. Just allow the greens to cook down and continue adding until all of your greens fit in the Dutch oven. Cover greens and continue to simmer for about 1 hour, until greens are tender. Stir your greens often and keep sufficient water level to all the collards to simmer. About halfway through cooking add salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 312.18 Kcal (1307 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.88g 15%
Sodium 165.49mg 7%
Potassium 1935.83mg 41%
Total Carbs 48.99g 16%
Sugars 2.45g 10%
Dietary Fiber 36.31g 145%
Protein 27.36g 55%
Vitamin C 317.5mg 529%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 2105.2mg 211%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 34.21 Kcal (143 kJ)
Calories from fat 9.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.08g 15%
Sodium 18.14mg 7%
Potassium 212.15mg 41%
Total Carbs 5.37g 16%
Sugars 0.27g 10%
Dietary Fiber 3.98g 145%
Protein 3g 55%
Vitamin C 34.8mg 529%
Calcium 230.7mg 211%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.3
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free,
  • good source of fiber

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