Tender and flavorful, these mouthwatering southern-style Collard Greens are slowly cooked with smoked ham hock, onion, lemon juice, and brown sugar.
Key Ingredients: – Collard Greens – Meat (for flavor) – Onion – Sugar – Seasonings – Vinegar or Lemon Juice – Water Swipe up for the full list!
This recipe starts by cooking bacon until crispy in a large pot, then draining most of the grease, leaving two tablespoons.
Next, fry smoked ham, set it aside, and cook diced onion and greens in the remaining fat until softened. Return the ham to the pot, add lemon juice, brown sugar, seasonings, and enough water to cover the ham (this creates the "pot likker").
Bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 1-2 hours until greens are soft and the liquid reduces. Remove ham hocks, take off the meat, and return it to the pot, stirring into the greens.