Collard Greens with Ham and Smoked Hock
Steamy Kitchen recipe - American
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion (diced)
- 4 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 to matoes (chopped)
- 2 smoked ham hocks
- 1+1/2 cup chopped smoked ham
- 5 cup water
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 bunches of collards (about 2 pounds or two 16oz bags chopped collards)
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Thoroughly clean each collard leaf, removing the tough stem and rib. Tear each leaf in half.
- 2
In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and saute for another minute until fragrant.
- 3
Add in the tomatoes, ham hocks and ham. Pour in the water and apple cider vinegar and bring to a simmer. Add in the collards, tamping down with a wooden spoon to get all of the greens in the pot. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- 4
Season wtih 2 teaspoons of kosher or sea salt (use 1 teaspoons table salt) and black pepper. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if needed. I used about 3 teaspoons of kosher salt. Don't be shy with the salt - remember, this recipe serves 8!