Posted by carole on October 5, 2009
Tagged with: collard greens, greens, mustard greens, turnip greens
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds fresh greens (turnip, mustard, collards, other)
- 1 ½ gallons water
- 1 or 2 ham hocks
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1 or 2 dried red pepper pods or ground cayenne, to taste
- ½ cup chopped onion
Instructions:
- In a large kettle, boil the water with the ham hocks and salt, plus seasonings.
- Clean greens thoroughly with several changes of water. Cut away tough stems and cut large leaves into strips.
- Add the greens to boiling water a little at a time. Cover and boil for about 1 hour.
- Serve with cider vinegar or pepper sauce.
Source: southernfood.about.com