Doc's Collard Greens

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Sep 27, 2011, 8:40:08 AM9/27/11
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Doc's Collard Greens
Categories: vegetable, Dixie, Southern, Side dish
Yield: 4 servings

2 ea Collard greens bunches washed & stemmed
2 ea Smoked ham hocks
1 tb Bacon drippings
2 tb Peanut oil
Sea salt to taste
1/2 ts Black pepper
2 tb Cider vinegar
2 c Water

Heat your bacon drippings & oil in a large soup pot.
Add your salt & pepper.
Mix your vinegar & water together then add to pot.
Add your ham hocks then re
Cover then simmer for 10 mins.
Remove pot lid then stir well.
Cover again then reuce heat to low.
Simmer while stirring occasionally for 80-90 mins.
Add water if needed to keep greens wet.
Serve with hot sauce on side.

*NOTE: Collard greens time-honored tradition in southern kitchens.
Cooking collards a day ahead because reheating makes them even better.

ORIGIN: Dr.Donald Houston, Tampa-FL, circa 1988
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