Collard Greens

My brother Eddie was over for dinner a while ago one fortuitous night when we happened to be having collard greens. I say fortuitous because Ed introduced us to a wonderful new way to serve these healthful, somewhat bitter greens - with barbecue sauce. Huh? Barbecue sauce? Ed explained that whenever he had collard greens it was with barbecued ribs, and the sauce from the ribs would make its way over to the collard greens, making them taste oh so good. Well, that was enough incentive to try it, and I must agree, collard greens are excellent served with a little BBQ sauce.

They are also pretty good on their own with onions and garlic. Here's my dad's recipe.Collard Greens Recipe Print OptionsPrint (no photos) Print (with photos)

Ingredients

2 lbs collard greens, tough stems discarded, leaves chopped

2 Tbsp medium onion, chopped1 large garlic clove, minced

2 teaspoons bacon fat

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp dark sesame oil

(Dynasty or comparable)Chili pepper flakes, a pinchSalt, a couple pinchesSugar, a couple pinchesMethod1 Use a large skillet with a tight fitting cover. Melt bacon fat and heat olive oil on medium heat. Saut? onion until transparent, a couple of mintues.

Add garlic and and saut? until fragrant, about 20 seconds.2 Mix in the greens, sesame oil, chili pepper flakes, salt, and sugar. Cover and cook until tender, 8-10 minutes.Serve with barbecue sauce.

Serves 4.

by Elise