Sweet and Sour Greens recipe

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Ingredients

6 slices bacon, chopped
½ cup water
¼ cup vinegar
½ cup white sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
2 ½ pounds fresh collard greens, tough stems removed and leaves torn into bite-size pieces

Nutrition Info

187.4 calories
carbohydrate: 20.7 g
cholesterol: 14.3 mg
fat: 10.1 g
fiber: 5.1 g
protein: 5.9 g
saturatedFat: 3.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 240.1 mg
sugar: 13.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cook the bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes, stirring often. Transfer bacon pieces into a bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving the drippings in the pan.

  2. Stir water, vinegar, sugar, salt, and black pepper into the bacon drippings until the sugar has dissolved, bring the mixture to a boil. Place collards into the boiling mixture, and stir to mix well. Cover the Dutch oven, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the greens are tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Drizzle in a little more water or vinegar if greens become too dry.

  3. Spoon greens into a serving dish, and sprinkle with the cooked bacon pieces.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Even children will eat these greens! Every time I cook them, someone wants the recipe. Use fresh collard, kale, or mustard greens.

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