Soul food..?

Question

I need a good recipie for,
Greens, and beans using, neck bones,pork, turkey, which ever is cool..
I Love this, but most recipies call for black pepper, and or seasoning salt, I can't use neither, due to the pepper in it..
I am sensitive, to, MSG, ( Monosodium Glutimate), so that's out. I can get away eating it sometimes. But, not much.. I try very hard to avoid it..
This may sound like a really dumn question, but here goes.
Which should I cook first ?
I would think the beans since they can take longer. I am using frozen beans, so maybe not.
Can I use a slow cooker ? And how would I do this, my pot is 3 quarts.
Can I put all the stuff in and let it cook together ?
What about, fresh greens, already washed and prepaired ? How long do I cook them, can they be steamed to retain as many vitamins and minerals as possible ?
I can not use vinigar, so what else can I use to keep the color nice, and no citric..
I was thinking lemon juice would work, not for me it wouldn't.
Thanks..

Answer 1

With collard greens, you'll want to cut off the stems. I like using spinach myself. Lots of folks boil the greens. It's easy going this way too. Throw a hamhock or two in there (I've never been a neckbone girl) and let it cook on down on low heat. Just add some regular salt and some butter at the end. I like mine with a vinegar hot sauce. Now I do spinach and I add equal parts butter and oil (not that much just use your own judgement) and let the butter boil down to get all the water out. Then I add bacon chopped up and spinach greens. Let it cook down about 5-7 minutes and damn.....Granny didn't believe it could be as good as her greens, and it wasn't, but it was close second. With beans, I like adding pork fat while boiling them. That and make sure to add a pinch of sugar, otherwise they'll taste a little bitter. Good luck, hon.

*If you're gonna cook the greens by boiling them, do them first, they'll need a long time to get done. (you might want to add a pinch of sugar to them too) Both need at least 45 minutes to cook, like I said, do it on low. Cook them in separate pots. Frozen beans are fine. Lemon juice? No. If you're that worried about the "healthy" aspect of it, don't eat soul food. I guess you could steam the greens, but then you won't get that good meat flavor in it and they'll taste nasty.

Answer 2

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