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gigi's tipsy collard greens

(4 ratings)
Recipe by
Sherri Williams
Crestview, FL

My family's favorite side dish. Serve these collards up with some homemade buttermilk cornbread

(4 ratings)
yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For gigi's tipsy collard greens

  • 1 lg
    bunch of fresh collards (wash, cut and trimmed)
  • 3 lg
    country cured hocks (smoked hocks, smoked turkey wings)
  • 1 lg
    onion, chopped
  • 6 md
    garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 1/2 c
    dry white wine
  • 3 Tbsp
    lard
  • 1 Tbsp
    red pepper flakes
  • seasoning salt to taste (any seasoning salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar

How To Make gigi's tipsy collard greens

  • 1
    add 1 tbsp of lard to a large hot stock pot, stir fry onion and garlic until translucent.
  • 2
    add 1 1/2- 2 quarts of water, everglades seasoning/salt, red pepper and hocks to pot. bring to a boil. cook on low-medium to medium heat for about 1 hour until meat is tender
  • 3
    add collards, wine, sugar and remaining lard to pot and simmer for an hour
  • 4
    add more seasoning as needed.
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