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Southern-style Greens With Slab Bacon

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats		Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Slab bacon, not salt pork
		in one piece
2	lb	Collard greens or turnip
		greens
2		Cloves garlic, peeled and
		sliced thin
		Salt & freshly ground black
		pepper optional
		Hot pepper vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

Put the bacon in a large pot. Add 3 quarts of cold water and bring it
to a simmer over moderately high heat. Reduce the heat and continue
simmering until the liquid is reduced to about 5 cups. This will take
about 1 1/2 hours, depending on the size and shape of your pot
Meanwhile wash the greens well and let them drain (no need to dry
them). Remove and discard the stems. Stack the leaves and slice them
crosswise at 1-inch intervals. When the stock is ready, add the  garlic
then add the greens a few at a time poking them down into the  liquid
with a wooden spoon until they wilt. When all the greens have  been
added, cook them at a simmer until tender, about 30 to 40  minutes.
Stir occasionally to keep the greens below the surface of  the liquid.
Let them cool in the liquid.  To serve, reheat the greens in their
liquid; season if necessary with  salt and black pepper. Serve in warm
bowls, with a smidgen of the  bacon and some of the braising liquid
(pot liquor). Offer hot pepper  vinegar on the side.  Author's note:
These irresistible greens are absolutely better the  second day. They
seem to absorb more of the smoky bacon flavor, and  the braising liquid
("pot likker") tastes better, too. In contrast to  what you're served
in some restaurants, greens prepared this way are  neither salty nor
greasy. You can almost taste the nutrition in them.  Don't throw away
the pot liquor. Use it in vegetable soup or enjoy a  cup of it for
lunch the next day. Serves 4.  From: MORE VEGETABLES PLEASE by Janet
Fletcher. Emeryville, CA:  Harlow & Ratner, c1992.  Posted to
MM-Recipes Digest V4 #082 by Simps  <c.simpson@worldnet.att.net> on Mar
22, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 125 Calories From Fat: 5 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 210.5mg Potassium: 426mg Carbohydrates: 22.4g Fiber: 8.5g Sugar: <1g Protein: 8.4g