“Southern, soul food collard greens with smoked turkey legs. Simmered with onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and smoked turkey for a robust, flavor!”
Ahhhhh southern style collard greens!!! Such a true tribute to my childhood! My grandmother made collard greens just about every Sunday! I’d walk through the house while pinching my nose saying “ewww collard greens again!!!” lol I actually did like collard greens as a kid but my oh my how I LOVE them now!!!
Forget the main course, I’ll be perfectly happy with a bowl of tender, flavorful soul food collard greens any day!! Douse them bad boys with some hot sauce or vinegar and lawd hammercy!!
These southern collard green are the bees knees I tell ya!!!! I’ve featured this recipe before on my blog and you guys love it! It was waaaay time I remade the video and refreshed the post.
If you’re looking for a truly southern and authentic collard greens recipe that uses smoked turkey instead of ham hocks….THIS.IS.IT!!
These fresh collard greens are simmered away in a rich chicken broth infused with flavors from fresh onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, and that smokey, salty turkey leg.
It’s these simple, non-fancy ingredients that produces some of the best collard greens I’ve ever had! I can wolf down several bowls!
Watch me make these soul food collard greens from start to finish!
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small white onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 large smoked turkey leg (fully cooked)
- 32 oz. collard greens, thoroughly washed and cut into strips.
- salt & pepper
- hot sauce
- In a large deep skillet or pot, heat olive oil on medium heat.
- Add in onions and cook until tender.
- Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Add chicken broth, red pepper flakes and smoked turkey.
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
- Cover and boil lightly for about 20-30 minutes.
- Remove turkey leg and let cool.
- Remove meat from bone and cut into bite-size pieces.
- Return meat and skin back to the pot.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add collard greens to pot, pushing them down if needed.
- When greens begin to wilt down, cover and simmer for up to 60 minutes or until your desired texture is reached, stirring occasionally.
- Add salt and pepper if desired.
- Plate the greens and pour on a few drops of hot sauce.
- Serve hot.
Made this today best recipe ever I got the whole apartment building smelling good! N my fiancé never ate greens but he loves their recipe I made!! Soul food to a mans heart thank you you so much!!!!!
OMF☆ I’M GOING TO GET MAKING THESE GREENS RITE NOW!
YOU VOICE AND CHARM IS PRICELESS ☆ I’LL TRY ANYTHING YOU MAKE BECAUSE I CAN GEAR IT IN YOUR VOICE☆☆
The liquid I that is made as the greens cook is called “pot likker” (liquor). If the pot populist is good enough to drink straight, girl! That’s how you know your greens are fire!
When u have the time use fresh greens from you garden or farmers market. Those bagged greens can’t stand up to fresh ingredients, tho, yes, they will do in a crunch!
Love your videos! I know how to “grandma” in the kitchen, but honey I do enjoy the fun spirit you put in your videos! So I watch them and do learn some little shortcuts., so thanks for posting! All the best!
Maybe the best collard greens ever. Spot in.
I did it exactly as the recipe stated, and these greens are now a sognature dish in my home! I love them, and they aren’t unhealthy the way most southern greens recipes are.