Description
There’s a short way and a long way, so no excuses will be accepted for tough, bitter greens!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup bacon drippings
- 4 bunches collard greens, tough stems removed
- salt to taste
- 3 cups water (Optional)
Instructions
- Heat bacon drippings in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the greens. Stir-fry
- I suppose
- since you are stirring and frying
- for 1 to 4 minutes (depends on how tough the greens are) or until greens are limp
- tender
- and have greatly reduced in size. Pork fat is good because it helps cover the bitterness of greens while bringing out their great flavor.
- At this point
- you have a choice. Either serve them straight from the pan with a sprinkling of salt
- or add 3 to 4 cups of water and salt to taste
- and boil the greens 1 hour for extra tender
- probably-won’t-even-have-to-chew greens. If you don’t have teeth
- clearly you see which way to go here.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 4