Liberian Style Collard Greens

Description

This is a delicious twist on a soul food staple! They are never bitter. I got the recipe from a Liberian restaurant. You may think the ingredients are strange, but they come together perfectly. You may want to adjust the amounts to your taste. When cooking something like greens, eyeballing is the best measurement. The longer you cook these, the more the flavors mesh and the better they taste.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 bunch collard greens, chopped
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 cups water, plus more as needed
  • 3 cubes chicken bouillon
  • ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1 pinch soul food seasoning, or to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 (6 ounce) fillets flounder

Instructions

  1. Place bacon in a large deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  2. turning occasionally
  3. until evenly browned
  4. about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate and crumble.
  5. Heat collard greens
  6. vegetable oil
  7. water
  8. and chicken bouillon in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer until greens are wilted
  9. about 10 minutes. Stir crumbled bacon
  10. peanut butter
  11. liquid smoke
  12. soul food seasoning
  13. cayenne pepper
  14. salt
  15. and black pepper into the pot; cover and simmer until greens are very tender and peanut butter begins to separate
  16. about 1 1/2 hours. Add more water if mixture becomes too dry.
  17. Stir flounder fillets into greens. Continue to cook
  18. stirring frequently
  19. until fish breaks down
  20. about 30 minutes more.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins

Servings: 6

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