Mustard and collard greens

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Smoked ham hocks
Water
3 pounds Mustar greens (up to 3-1/2)
3 pounds Collard greens (up to 4)
2 Tsp.sugar
3 teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper

Directions

place ham hocks in large saucepot or dutch oven;cover with water and cook,covered, over moderately low heat for 2 hours. while ham is cooking, remove stems from greens and tear leaves into fairly large pieces. rinse greens several times in warm, salted water; drain well. stir sugar, salt and pepper into water with ham hocks. add enough greens to fill pot; cover and when greens shrink, add more, stirring occasionally, until all the greens are added. cook greens for 1½ to 2 ½ hours, depending on the tenderness of the greens. remove the meat from the ham hocks and serve with greens. serves 8. [greens may be prepared a day ahead and reheated just before dinner.]

Posted to EAT-L Digest 15 Jan 97, by Donna Partigianoni <donna@...> on Thu, 16 Jan 1997.

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