Traditional Southern Greens (mustard, Turnip Or Collards)

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 bunches greens
• 1/3 cup cold bacon grease (3 big spoonfuls)
• 1/2 cup ham stock or 1/2 cup chicken broth
• salt and pepper
• 2 pinches sugar

Recipe

• 1 fill sink with cold water.
• 2 put in greens, making sure they have room to float.
• 3 the greens will rise to the top, while the dirt will sink.
• 4 let greens sit in water for about 20 minutes.
• 5 scoop out greens being careful not to stir up the dirt on bottom.
• 6 if they still look dirty, change water and repeat process.
• 7 finish the cleaning by rinsing under running water.
• 8 tear greens into pieces, throwing away thick veins and stems.
• 9 in a large pot, heat the bacon grease over med-high.
• 10 add the greens and toss well with bacon grease for a couple of minutes.
• 11 add ham stock, salt and pepper and sugar and stir.
• 12 cover and simmer gently until very tender (do not boil).
• 13 as the greens cook, they will produce a lot of liquid that will cook down. add water as needed to prevent burning, but only use what is necessary so your pot liquor won't be watered down.
• 14 cook time will vary but usually about 3 hours the flavor of collards is much better if you can cook for about 6 hours.