What meat can you cook collard greens with?!
Answers: I know some people may use salt pork and turnips, but is there any other meat you can use? Also if you have a good recipes please share!
Ham hocks or thick smoky streak-o-lean or fatback.
Fry out the fatback, add the collards and enough water to cover half the greens. They will cook down so don't use too much water. Bring to boil, turn down to low, cook until done.
Add some pepper sauce to the collards and eat with some corn bread. Awesome soul food.
Or, use some smoked turkey backs, necks, legs, etc. They give the greens the same smoky flavor as the ham hocks or fatback but have less fat and cholesterol.
Bacon , Ham, baked chicken
neck bones
ham hock
ham bone
side meat
I think most people use smoked ham or ham hocks, but you can use ham, smoked turkey legs.....not have a real recipe, sorry.
Use some back or ham instead of the salt pork..It works.Use you regular recipe...
pork is all i know. usually what my down home country mom cooks with it.
My friend uses turkey with hers
My grandmother used to boil them in water with a ham-hock and salt and black pepper to taste. Drain, then drizzle with apple cider vinegar on your plate
But since we've been going over to the lighter side lately:
boil with turkey wings, season with sea salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Drain, then drizzle with vinegar on plate--(I've been playing with the flavored vinegars lately--I'm on a balsamic kick just now)
you can use this for kale and turnip and mustard greens, too!
edit: sorry! I just realized if you've never paid attention to how your mema cooks them:
they have to cook a loooonng time. I remember her having them on the stove most of the day. Boil the meat first until it is falling off of the bone, then toss in the fresh greens and keep cooking until they are soft. keep adding water to the pot as needed.
my grandfather likes to reserve a glass of the collard broth to drink, he says "it's good for what ails ya" XP He'll be 90 his next Bday so maybe he's on to something.
ham
I use smoke turkey wings and also peppered pastrami, all at the same time, gives the greens serious flavor.
Bacon, Smoked Hocks.