New Year's Day Traditions

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Chad

I have eaten chit’lin’s it is an acquired taste but I love collared greens. Would love to share recipes. Thank you.

Here’s mine and would love your Cole slaw recipe you wrote about in one of the food threads.

Collards Greens

Ingredients:
– Ham bone (with meat on the bone), ham shank, ham hock
– Collard Greens
– Onion
– Celery
– Garlic
– Red or Chipotle Pepper Flakes

Directions:
Wash the ham bone, shank, or hock really good. I like to get these fresh from the butcher or meat department. You can use frozen but they tend to be dirtier and are more difficult to wash than the fresh.

Add the meat to a pot and cover with water or chicken stock. Bring the meat to a boil then simmer the meat for an hour or so. You don’t want the meat to fall off the bone, but you do want to cook it awhile before adding the greens.

Just before adding the greens, sauté everything but the greens till the onions are translucent. Then add the veggies to the ham in the simmering water.

Next add your washed collards to the pot and let boil for 30 to 45 minutes depending on how tender you like the greens.

I also freeze my greens before cooking. My mother used to grow greens in her garden and would only pick them after the first frost. She said they were sweeter after the first frost. I don’t know if freezing helps, but it’s what I usually do.

Add some sliced tomatoes with a little vinegar, some cornbread that does not include sugar or honey, and please invite me over for a taste—I’ll bring wine or dessert!