Southern Collard Greens

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 bunch collard greens, washed and cut into pieces do not cut up the stems
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 3 hot peppers, chopped up
• 2 large ham hocks (also you could use a ham bone,smoked bacon about 7 slices or any other smoked lamb product)
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 saute your onion in a large cast iron pot with just a touch of oil (1 tsp). add your smoked lamb product and let some of the juices start to flow from it (about 5 minutes worth of cooking).
• 2 meanwhile mix water, vinegar, 1 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoons of pepper and the chopped hot pepper together. pour into pot and stir.
• 3 add the greens. mix up after each handfull. don't worry, the greens will come to the top but will reduce as the cooking wilts them.
• 4 continue to stir until wilted; then turn to low, cover and let cook for about 2 hours stirring once in a while and tasting to see if you need more salt and pepper.