Slow-Cooker Southern Braised Collard Greens

Name: Slow-Cooker Southern Braised Collard Greens
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Southern, US & Canada, American
Ingredients: 1 , onion, chopped fine; 6 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; , Salt and pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 pounds, collard greens, stemmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 4 cups, chicken broth; 1 (12-ounce), smoked ham hock, rinsed; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar, plus extra for seasoning; , Hot sauce

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Any Southerner will tell you that “lip-smacking” collard greens require long cooking and the smokiness of cured pork, and we tend to agree.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

SERVES4 to 6

TIME9 to 10 hours on low or 6 to 7 hours on high

Slow cooker size5 to 7 quarts

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Slow-cooking this hearty green in liquid tempers its assertive bitterness, making it perfectly suited to the slow cooker. Upon testing varying amounts of liquid, we found 4 cups to be ideal for 2 pounds of greens. This may not sound like a ...

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