Bacon And Bourbon Collard Greens Food

SOUTHERN-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Brown 4 slices diced bacon in a pot; drain on paper towels. Add 1 cup diced onion to the pot and cook 3 minutes. Add 1 pound thawed frozen collard greens, 1 cup chicken broth and water to cover; simmer 20 minutes. Stir in the bacon, some butter, salt and pepper.

BOOZY BRAISED COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Remove stems from greens and discard. Roll up like a cigar and slice into ribbons.
• In a large pot over medium heat, add bacon, onion, and garlic. Render bacon until crisp and the onion is tender, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, broth, and bourbon. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and stir in the collard greens in batches. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours until tender and soft.

BACON & BOURBON COLLARDS (SOUTHERN LIVING) RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Cut bacon crosswise into 1/4 inch strips. Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add bacon, and cook, stirring often, 8 minutes or until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet. Saute onion in hot drippings until tender. Stir in bacon, ale, and next 3 ingredients; cook 3 minutes or until mixture is reduced by 1/4th. Add collards in batches, and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until wilted. Reduce heat to medium low; cover and cook 1 hour or until desired doneness. Stir in salt and pepper.

FLAVORFUL SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Wash collard greens, removing all grit. Remove and discard hard stems. Place greens together in small bunches; roll up. Cut crosswise into wide strips; set aside.
• Cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat to desired crispness. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 3 Tbsp. of the drippings in skillet. Set bacon aside. Add onion and garlic to drippings; cook and stir until tender.
• Add greens, water, sugar, salt and crushed red pepper to skillet. Reduce heat to low; simmer 45 min. to 1 hour or until greens are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in bacon.

BACON AND BROWN SUGAR-BRAISED COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside.
• Add onion and garlic to drippings in pan; cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in crumbled bacon, 2 cups water, and next 4 ingredients (through pepper). Gradually add greens. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until tender.

BOURBON BROWN SUGAR BACON COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• 1. On medium high heat add to the sauce pan add bourbon,brown sugar,Worcestershire sauce,white vinegar,lemon juice bring to a simmer let sauce reduce for 10 min.
• 2. Heat a large dutch oven or large pot on Medium high heat. Add Chopped bacon and render for 3 min. Add chopped onion and cook for 3-5 min until translucent. Add in the minced garlic cook until slightly browned.
• 3. Remove Bourbon sauce from heat set aside. Sprinkle Cajun seasoning & salt & pepper into onion, Bacon, & garlic. Stir until well mixed.
• 4. Pour 1/2 cup of Bourbon sauce into onion,Bacon, garlic pot and de-glaze pan by scraping bottom to release pan drippings. Mix until sauce is well mixed in. Add cans of Chicken broth and stir.
• 5. Add the chopped collard greens in and stir from bottom until collards are covered by liquid. Cook on medium heat covered for 1 hr or until greens are tender. Remove from heat and serve! Enjoy:)

COLLARD GREENS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Cook the bacon in the skillet until it just begins to brown around the edges, stirring occasionally. Don't overcook the bacon. It should be barely brown around the edges and still somewhat raw-looking in the middle.
• Add the garlic, salt, pepper, syrup and hot sauce. Cook until the garlic becomes fragrant, about a minute. Add the vinegar, bring to a simmer, and cook until the amount of liquid is reduced by half, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
• Add the collard greens and the chicken broth (or water) and bring to a simmer. Reduce the temp to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the collard greens have wilted and have lost their brightness. Season to taste with additional vinegar and hot sauce. Serve with some of the pan juices from the pan.

COLLARD GREENS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a heavy pot and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until fat begins to render, about 5 minutes. Drain off 1/2 of the bacon grease.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to high and immediately pour in 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, stirring to scrape up browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add chopped collard greens and 1 more cup of water. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until greens are tender, about 1 hour.