So it was my 1st time ever making greens like this, I usually just saute some kale when I cook greens. However, I just made 4 batches(2 with Ham Hocks & 2 with Turkey necks) of these greens for my church's 16th Anniversary celebration today and they were absolutely delicious!! Glory to God! Everyone loved them. Thank you soo much for the recipe tybright31!
I am recently widowed trying to learn how to cook. I followed the receipe EXACTLY and it is a disaster. After the disaster I browsed other recipes to see if I could figure out what was wrong. It appears that at some point a goodly amount of water should have been included. This might be obvious to some but wasn't to me. I would love to have the chance to give the contributor information on how to change the oil in her car. (Oops! I thought you knew to drain the old oil first.)
I halved this recipe, but still used 5 cloves of garlic and 1 tsp of salt. Also, I used pork neck instead of ham hocks. But talk about easy! This recipe was delicious! I served it with kielbasa sausage over mashed potatoes to sop up the broth. Can't wait to make it again!
Thank you for taking your time to post this. I never mastered the secret to awesome greens until a friend shared that cooking the smoked ham hock until falling falling off the bone first. Remove the cooked meat and cook the greens in the deliciously reduced smoked ham hock broth for the most intensely flavored greens. This recipe is the first I tried following that suggestion. It came out delicious, just like my Louisiana elders made. As others have mentioned, I added red pepper flakes. Just due to personal taste, I like to sprinkle my individual serving with vinegar, rather than adding it to the entire pot. I also find that greens harvested in the winter are not bitter like summer grown collards, and don't require sugar.
I don't know how I've lived without these my entire 45 years! I'll make this recipe for the next 45 years!
I make collard green once a year on New Years Day and this recipe is THE BEST one I have EVER tried!! I didn't have anyone to teach me how to cook them correctly so I didn't realize you had to cook them so long. (so my collards have always been bitter) I followed this recipe exactly and they were the best ever!! My 14 yr old son even raved about them and wants me to make them more often than just on New Years Day. Thank you so much for sharing. Now I have 'my new' recipe!
Bon and raised in the South I must admit this is one hell of a recipe. Very very good...I followed it exactly as written and I am pleased with the outcome.
My hubby loves greens. I not so much so I never make them. Last year I decided I would surprise him and give it a try. I hopped on this site and found this recipe. All I can say is this was a huge hit in our house. Hubby loved them and even said they were better than his moms. Ill take that compliment any day. I made the recipe exactly as is. I even made my own pepper sauce to go with it. I'm high-fiving myself for trying this recipe. Im about make a big pot now. Greens and cornbread being served up for dinner.
I'm an Italian living in Atlanta. I'm just starting to explore Southern Food. This was great! I fully enjoyed it.
