More tasty Southern cooking!
Few would say that tough leafy greens, like collard greens, are delicious on their own. Without dispute they are very healthy, but actually eating them (let alone getting your kids to eat them) is another thing altogether.
The time-tested approach to cooking collard greens can best be summed up in four words: “Drown them in flavor.” We’re going to employ multiple flavor-generating techniques to make a dish so packed with delicious flavor that you will completely forget that you’re eating healthy green stuff.
In particular, we’re going to use:
- smoky meats;
- aromatic vegetables (onion and garlic);
- browning; and
- spices.
On the spectrum of toughness of various types of leafy greens, collard greens are pretty far over on the “tough” end; this means that not only will we want to soften them up, but we can simmer them for a long time before they completely wilt and lose all texture. We’re going to use that to our advantage by simmering them in a super-flavorful broth.
Recipe here.
Enjoy!
Kevin
