how do u make collard greens?

Answer 1

Here you go and let me tell you it is not an ethnic food. It is a southern dish.
Fry some salt pork in a frying pan and reserve the grease from it. Cut up a small onion and saute it in the grease. I like to eat the salt pork but it is salty and you may not like it. It might be an acquired taste lol. But try , it u might like it
Wash your greens in lots of cold water to remove any loose sand or dirt. Put them in a big pan and add water to cover. bring to a boil and add bacon grease & onions, turn the heat down and simmer for a couple hours. Hope you enjoy , it is easy and very good. some people here put a little vinegar on them at the table for a little bite, tastes differ. Good Luck

Answer 2

Here is my recipe for collards.

1 smoked ham shank or smoked turkey leg.

3-4 bags of pre washed/chopped collards or 6-8bunches fresh.

1/2 stick butter

Salt and pepper to taste

Pinch of crushed red chile peppers

Begin by placing the ham shank or turkey leg in a medium saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer till meat falls off bone (approximately 1- 1.5 hrs)

After the meat is cooked, transfer all the meat to a large stock pot, reserving the liquid. Add in as much of the washed and prepared collards as will fit in the pot and turn on medium heat. Add in about 1 cup of the reserved liquid from the meat. Cover and simmer till the collards begin to break down. Keep adding in more greens untill they are all in the pot. Reduce heat to low and cook untill tender (approximately 20-30 mins) Add butter, crushed red peppers and taste for salt/pepper (remember the smoked meat is salty)

Serve with Pork chops, biscuits and rice.

Enjoy

Answer 3

I've made them a couple of times at home and my kids & friends loved them. Here is a very simple way to make them:

If they are fresh, wash them really well and chop them up.
Put collards in a pot, add water about halfway, add some salt and chicken boullion granules or cubes. Cook them on low until they cook down and are very soft.

To make a little more interesting, you can add some cut up potatoes and/or chicken thighs.

Answer 4

fresh collard greens need to be cleaned real well before cooking them. put greens in pot w/ a little bit of water. in another pot, fry some onion w/ butter and cook down some meat. using either ham hocks, ham steak, salt meat (where you don't have you use extra salt in food), pickled pork meat, or turkey necks. when meat is cooked, add it w/ the sauteed onion & butter to the greens, giving extra flavoring. may add a little bit of salt & pepper to taste. if you want a full meal, fix a pot of rice & fry pork chops. my boyfriend's mom made this for dinner one night . it was my first time eating collard greens since i was a kid and it was delicious!!

Answer 5

One of my favorite ways to use collard greens is actually in a soup (taste is not strong then either)... here's the recipe I got from the San Jose Mercury News newspaper, tweaked a bit... and btw, chopped collard greens are one of the few foods that actually taste quite good when purchased frozen--certainly easier to prepare too):


Sausage, Greens, Rotini in Broth
…..(“Sausage and Greens in Broth”, SJMN)

1 lb kielbasa sausage (or, I use 4 chicken-apple sausages instead--brand called Butcher’s Cut, at Safeway-- for less fat)
small amount of olive oil
1 lg. red onion, cut into half-rings
1 lg. red bell pepper, 1” or smaller chunks
1/2 bag chopped collard greens (fr.freezer case)
1/2 lb. rotini pasta (cooked)
30 oz. chicken broth+ (I usually need more) (I use low salt broth)
....(begin heating salted water to cook pasta, in separate pot)
… personally, I cut the sausages in thick disks... then I brown well on both sides over med-hi heat in a cast iron skillet since they'll often mess up the bottom of my enamelled Dutch oven --don't want to use much extra oil)
…remove sausages
(you can do the whole recipe right in your Dutch oven or soup pot, etc., if you want though)
.....saute onions and bell pepper in skillet on med heat till soft
.....(pour cooked onions and bell peppers into Dutch oven if you didn't use it for browning previously, scraping the bottom to get out all the fond... I also pour a little stock in the skillet bottom to get up even more, then add that too)
…add sausage pieces to onions/peppers
…place collards on top of all...cover & steam till wilted
…add broth & cook all till completely warmed through
…put pasta in invidual bowls... pour soup mix over it
(…add salt and pepper if desired)



Diane B.

Answer 6

Ummm, I'm African American andI don't really know that. But you have to clean them really really good. Since they grow in sand and what not. Then just season them in a pot of water. Some people add pork, turkey, okra, peppers etc to the pot as well for added flavor

Answer 7

Also, post this question in Ethnic Cuisine.

You'll probably get better more answers and better recipes.

Answer 8

I'm not sure...but try looking how to make beans on the internet...maybe it will help you. If it doesn't, I'm sorry

Answer 9

um you can buy them already made. or you can clean them really well boil them, um.... and season them to taste what ever seasonings you like and drain and BAM!

Answer 10

hope these websites work for you!