Crock Pot Collard Greens and Ham
Recipe: #8722
March 22, 2013
Categories: Side Dishes, Southern, July 4th, Slow Cooker, Gluten-Free, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Pork Crock Pot Recipes, more
"An excellent choice as a side dish for fried catfish or pulled pork. Also goes well with cornbread to soak up the juices which are called"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (190.6 g)
- Calories 68.2
- Total Fat - 3.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 14.9 mg
- Sodium - 704.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 3.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 0.6 g
- Protein - 6.1 g
- Calcium - 53 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 12.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Note: be sure to rinse collards thoroughly before using.
Step 2
Remove any thick stems and tear or chop leaves into strips.
Step 3
Cook bacon in a skillet until the fat renders and bacon becomes translucent.
Step 4
Place bacon, with its drippings, into the bottom of the crock pot.
Step 5
Add the greens, ham hock, salt, pepper, and water into crock pot.
Step 6
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.
Step 7
Remove ham hock, discard skin and shred meat, returning meat to crock pot.
Step 8
Serve greens with minced onion, vinegar and Tabasco, if desired.
Tips
No special items needed.