A southern staple side dish, learn how to cook collard greens with this super simple and easy southern collard greens and hot pepper sauce recipe.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: collard
Servings: 4
Calories: 189kcal
Ingredients
Southern Collard Greens
3bunchescollard greens
3/4cupapple cider vinegar
2quartswater
1/4cupsalt
ham hock, ham bone, or pieces of country ham (optional)
Hot Pepper Sauce
3cupswater
1cupwhite vinegar
1tbspsugar
1tbspsalt
4whole hot peppers from a jar
1tspminced garlic
Instructions
Rinse the collard greens well. Remove the spines and chop coarsely, then place in the pot.
3 bunches collard greens
Add all other ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until collards are tender, about two hours, adding more water if needed.
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 2 quarts water, 1/4 cup salt, ham hock, ham bone, or pieces of country ham (optional)
How to Make Hot Pepper Sauce
Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a different saucepot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until amount is reduced by half. Drizzle over greens or other vegetables. Refrigerate remainder.
3 cups water, 1 cup white vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp salt, 4 whole hot peppers from a jar, 1 tsp minced garlic
Serve your collard greens warm with the hot pepper sauce.