Collard greens (four great southern cooks)
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | pounds | Fresh collard greens |
| 1 | pounds | Slab bacon |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| Salt, to taste | ||
| Pepper, to taste | ||
Directions
Wash the collard greens well so that no grit remains on the leaves. Trim the stems from the leaves and cut the leaves into large strips.
Place the greens and the slab bacon in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1½ hours.
Remove the slab bacon and chop into small pieces. Drain the greens and mix with the chopped bacon, butter and salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
Typed by Carolyn Cloe
Recipe by: Beatrice Mize Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #530 by robin carr <robin@...> on Mar 21, 1997