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Mess O’ Greens
Best Method Braised Greens
Ingredients
Ingredients:
5
bundles collard greens
turnip greens, mustard greens, or a mix
4
cups
water
½
cup
cider vinegar
3
large smoked ham hocks or 5 smoked turkey Wings
1
Tablespoon
of sugar
Salt & Pepper
1
teaspoon
crushed red pepper flakes
1
head Garlic crushed and sliced thinly
Instructions
Directions:
Thoroughly wash greens.
Be sure to pull leaves apart and remove any sand.
Slice greens in finger sized ribbons.
In a stockpot, bring 4 cups of water to a simmer.
Place smoked meat, garlic, pepper flakes, sugar, and vinegar in water
and cover for about 90 minutes.
Cook smoked meat until tender about an hour and a half 2 hours.
In the same Pot, add greens.
Cover and cook greens for a further 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Taste…
Season with salt and pepper and another dash of vinegar if it needs it.
Serve in a bowl with the pot likker.