Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 smoked ham hock
  • 4 -6 slices bacon (thick, optional)
  • 8 cups collard greens (tough ribs and stems removed, torn into thin strips)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 cups water
  • ½ cup onion (minced, optional)
  • red wine vinegar (amount to taste (optional))
  • hot pepper sauce

Instruction

  • Rinse collards thoroughly before using.
  • Remove any thick stems and tear or chop leaves into strips.
  • Cook bacon in a skillet until the fat renders and bacon becomes translucent.
  • Place bacon, with its drippings, into the bottom of the crock pot.
  • Add the greens, ham hock, salt, pepper, and water into crock pot.
  • Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.
  • Remove ham hock, discard skin and shred meat, returning meat to crock pot.
  • Serve greens with minced onion, vinegar and Tabasco, if desired.