Braised Collard Greens with Bacon

Name: Braised Collard Greens with Bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Bacon (1 lb bacon); 3 tbsp Bacon Fat (3 tbsp reserved bacon fat); 1 piece Vidalia Onion (1 vidalia onion finely chopped); 10 cup Collard Greens (10 cups fresh collard greens rinsed and chopped (hard stems removed-about 2 bunches)- you can also use a 32 oz bag of chopped or shredded collards for convenience); 2 cloves Garlic (2 large garlic cloves smashed); 1 cup Chicken Broth (1 quart +2 cups chicken broth *low-sodium recommended); ½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar (½ cup apple cider vinegar or a little more to taste); 1 tsp Hot Sauce (1 tsp Tabasco sauce you can use green Tabasco to add the flavor without the heat); 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar (1 tbsp sugar); 1 tsp Seasoned Salt (1 tsp seasoned salt I use Lawry's); 0 pieces Black Pepper (fresh cracked pepper to taste)

Braised collard greens cooked with bacon, onions, and a tangy-sweet broth until tender.

100 minAmerican

Servings8

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Gluten Free

Ingredients

For 8 servings

Bacon1 lb · 1 lb bacon
Bacon Fat3 tbsp · 3 tbsp reserved bacon fat
Vidalia Onion1 piece · 1 vidalia onion finely chopped
Collard Greens10 cup · 10 cups fresh collard greens rinsed and chopped (hard stems removed-about 2 bunches)- you can also use a 32 oz bag of chopped or shredded collards for convenience
Garlic2 cloves · 2 large garlic cloves smashed
Chicken Broth1 cup · 1 quart +2 cups chicken broth *low-sodium recommended
Apple Cider Vinegar½ cup · ½ cup apple cider vinegar or a little more to taste
Hot Sauce1 tsp · 1 tsp Tabasco sauce you can use green Tabasco to add the flavor without the heat
Granulated Sugar1 tbsp · 1 tbsp sugar
Seasoned Salt1 tsp · 1 tsp seasoned salt I use Lawry's
Black Pepper0 pieces · fresh cracked pepper to taste

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Steps

1Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the bacon for about 10-15 minutes. Cooking time will depend on the thickness of the bacon, so reference the package for instructions. Reserve 3 tbsp of fat for the greens.
2Heat the bacon fat in a large stock pot over medium heat until melted. Add onions and sauté until lightly browned.
3Add greens and all other ingredients, turn the heat to high, and bring the pot to a full boil.
4Reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Cook for about an hour or until greens are nice and tender.