Collards Southern Style

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• collard greens
• ham hock
• salt
• pepper
• 5 quarts water

Recipe

• 1 boil water with salt and a meaty ham hock.
• 2 use about 2 bunches of collards.
• 3 cut the ends up to the leafy ends.
• 4 wash with cold water (each leaf both sides) take the stem and leaf and rip the stem off from the middle of the leaf.
• 5 lay several together and roll, start cutting down the leaves.
• 6 put several handful of the collards in water continue to add until all in pot.
• 7 cover and let it simmer for several hours.
• 8 check and add water when needed.
• 9 also, season when needed during the cooking process.
• 10 sometimes i will put chopped onions,turnips or a small bunch of mustard greens, turnip greens or spinach to add a differnt taste.
• 11 "orto clean out my fridge.
• 12 "it's hard to mess up collards.
• 13 oh and the taste is wonderful.
• 14 foot note: i forgot about the pecan. they say it takes the smell away.