Black History Month: Recipes

Mess O'Greens

Serves: 4-6

INGREDIENTS

• 1 smoked ham hocks (about 9 ounces each) or 1 teaspoon of Better Than Bouillon Ham Base
  
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
  
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  
• 2 teaspoon sugar
  
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  
• 3 pounds collard greens, well rinsed, thick stems trimmed of and discarded, cut crosswise into 1/2-
• inch-thick strips
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
• 1 med. onion
  
• bacon drippings

DIRECTIONS

• In a large pot, combine the bacon drippings with the chopped onion and sauté.
• When limp, add the garlic and sauté until the aroma has released.
• Add the sugar and the seasonings and 1/2 c. water.
• Add the collards and stir well, simmer on low.
• Cook the ham hock in a pressure cooker with 2 cups of water for 45 minutes. When done, add 2 cups of the liquid to the greens and when ham hock is cool enough to handle, cut the meaty parts off and add to the pot of greens.

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