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Southern Style Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey

Name: Southern Style Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 lbs collard greens, stemmed and chopped; 1 smoked turkey leg; 1 large yellow onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 6 cups chicken broth; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Collard greens simmered low and slow in smoky turkey broth until deeply tender.

135 min 6

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Collard greens simmered low and slow in smoky turkey broth until deeply tender, best served with cornbread to soak up the pot likker.

Ingredients

2 lbs collard greens, stemmed and chopped
1 smoked turkey leg
1 large yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups chicken broth
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

1

Sauté the aromatics

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat and sauté the onion and garlic until softened, about 4 minutes.
2

Simmer the turkey

Add the smoked turkey leg and chicken broth, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 45 minutes to build flavor.
3

Add the greens

Stir in the collard greens in batches along with the vinegar, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
4

Cook low and slow

Cover and simmer on low for 1 to 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally, until the greens are deeply tender.
5

Shred and serve

Remove the turkey leg, pull the meat from the bone, stir it back into the pot, and serve hot with the pot likker.

Southern Style Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey

Ingredients

Instructions

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