Slow Cooked Collard Greens

By McLean

Ingredients

• Serve with:
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 4 - 6 slices thick bacon (optional)
• 8 cup collard greens, tough ribs and stems removed, torn into thin strips
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup minced mild onion (optional)
• red wine vinegar (amount to taste) (optional)
• hot pepper sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse collards thoroughly before using.

Remove any thick stems and tear or chop leaves into strips.

Cook bacon in a skillet until the fat renders and bacon becomes translucent.

Place bacon, with drippings, into the bottom of the crock pot.

Add the green, ham hock, salt, pepper, and water into crock pot.

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.

Remove ham hock, discard skin and shred meat returning meat to crock pot.

Sere greens with minced onion, vinegar and Tabasco, if desired.