Soul Food Collard Greens
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“Southern, soul food collard greens with smoked turkey legs. Simmered with onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and smoked turkey for a robust, flavor!”
Watch me make these soul food collard greens from start to finish!
Ahhhhh southern style collard greens!!! Â 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 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 bee’s 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 produce some of the best collard greens I’ve ever had! I can wolf down several bowls
Get the Recipe: Soul Food Collard Greens
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Video
You tha BOMB! Cooked these tonight, haven’t had greens in years and these were over the top amazing! I served them with corn casserole and baked ham. Delicious!!! Thank you for reminding me how good greens can be! Would not change a thing!?
Have made this recipe numerous times and each time it does not fail!!!
I did not have collards so I am trying kale using your collards recipe. Ifyouhave a reipefrkale orturip or mustard greens it would beniece if youcoudadd them to your blog. PS, I am a68yr old white retired vocational teacher who had greens for the first time last years and now know what I’ve been missing for the last 67yrs
Hey Monique,
Just wanted to say a massive thanks from a fellow southern lady! I’m used to using a home-smoked ham hock (that could always be reliably sourced from my daddy or granddaddy’s freezer) for collards but since moving to Sweden I’ve been at a loss as to how to fulfill my collard craving! Step one: grow my own collards. Step two: use a smoked turkey leg – absolute genius! You’re a lifesaver! Thanks a million!
xx Mississippi Native
This recipe is 5 stars. My greens were fire! I’m making them again today. The smokey flavor from the turkey leg does the greens justice when you compare to using a ham hock. Her cabbage recipe fire too!
I used pork instead of turkey, everything else I followed to a tee. This was my first time making collard greens and according to my family they came out great!!! Thank you!!!