Description
Learn the art of cooking Southern-style Collard Greens with Bacon, a dish bursting with flavor and tradition. This recipe combines the smoky richness of bacon with the earthy freshness of collard greens, creating a mouthwatering side dish that will transport you to the heart of the South.
Ingredients
Scale
Bacon:
- Four slices of wide-cut bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch segments
Seasonings:
- One small-sized yellow onion, finely diced
- Two fresh garlic cloves, minced
- A teaspoon of fine kosher salt
- Half a teaspoon of ground black pepper
- Two tablespoons of granulated sugar
- A few splashes of your favorite hot sauce
- A quarter cup of apple cider vinegar (adjust to your preference)
Greens:
- Two pounds of fresh collard greens
- A cup of either chicken stock or water
Instructions
- Start by browning bacon in a medium-heat skillet.
- Add onions only when the bacon edges are brown.
- Cook until onions are slightly brown and soft.
- Introduce garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, and hot sauce next.
- Wait until the garlic aroma wafts into the air.
- Pour in the vinegar and let it simmer.
- Keep simmering until half the liquid has evaporated.
- Throw in the collard greens and chicken stock.
- Return to simmer, reduce heat to medium-low.
- Occasionally stir until greens lose their bright color.
- Adjust seasonings, adding extra vinegar or hot sauce if needed.
- Ladle out your dish, drizzled with pan juices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 245 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Collard Greens, Bacon, Southern, Side Dish, Comfort Food
