Cooked Greens

Name: Cooked Greens
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 pounds collard greens; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound cured smoked pork shoulder, bacon or streak-of-lean; 3 quarts of water; 1 pound cured smoked pork shoulder, bacon or streak-of-lean; 1 pound cured smoked pork shoulder, bacon or streak-of-lean

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Taste the State

By Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields

Published 2021

About

Edna Lewis, In Pursuit of Flavor (1988)

Ingredients

1 pound cured smoked pork shoulder, bacon or streak-of-lean
3 quarts of water
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Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free
South Carolina

Method

Cook the pork and water in a 5-quartpot for 1½ hours or more, until the meat is very tender. Remove the meat from the stock and discard. Add the greens. You will have to pack them in but they will cook down quickly. Cover over medium-high for about 20 to 30 minutes. Do not cover the pot or the greens may turn dark. Be careful not to undercook the greens, which is as bad for them as overcooking.