Smothered Collard Greens and Cabbage

Description

This is a wonderful variation of fried (smothered) cabbage.

Ingredients

  • ½ pound bacon, chopped
  • ½ large onion, chopped
  • 5 leaves collard greens – rinsed, trimmed and chopped
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon greens seasoning, divided
  • 1 head cabbage, chopped
  • 1 pinch white sugar

Instructions

  1. Fry the bacon with the onion in a large skillet over medium heat until the bacon is crisp
  2. about 10 minutes. Stir in the chopped collard greens
  3. sprinkle with salt
  4. black pepper
  5. and 1/2 teaspoon of the greens seasoning; cook and stir for 5 minutes.
  6. Add in the darker chopped cabbage leaves
  7. and cook and stir until almost tender
  8. about 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining cabbage; season with salt
  9. black pepper
  10. sugar
  11. and the remaining greens seasoning. Stir well; cover and cook until tender
  12. stirring occasionally so that the greens do not scorch
  13. about 10 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 8

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