Print: The Right Way to Cook Greens!

Learn how to cook greens with this tasty recipe that includes a short way and a long way to cook collards, kale, or mustard greens — no excuses will be accepted for tough, bitter greens. This recipe uses pork fat because it helps mask the bitterness of the greens while bringing out their great flavor.

Prep

13 min

Cook

26 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

0.25 cups bacon drippings
4 bunches collard greens , tough stems removed
salt to taste
3 cups water , Optional

Instructions

1 Heat bacon drippings in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir greens in hot drippings until limp, tender, and significantly reduced in size, 1 to 4 minutes, depending on how tough the greens are. Season with salt and serve straight from the skillet.
2 If you prefer extra-tender greens, add 3 cups water to greens in the skillet; season with salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 hour, adding more water as needed.

Nutrition per serving

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