Recipe: Tasty Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Leg

Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Leg. Origin of southern collard greens: Collard greens have been cooked and used for centuries. Watch me make these Southern Collard Greens from start to finish! Serve the turkey leg pieces right along with the greens and savor a little piece of history!

This is a delicious side dish with southern roots. Southern-style collard greens simmering in a deep, richly flavored broth, with tender bites of pulled smoked turkey. I've been eating southern-style collard greens for as long as I can remember. You can have Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Leg using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Leg

1. 🢂 3 of collard green bunches.
2. 🢂 1 of small onion roughly chopped.
3. 🢂 3 cup of chicken broth (can use stock).
4. 🢂 3 clove of garlic roughly chopped.
5. 🢂 1 tbsp of red pepper.
6. 🢂 1 of smoked turkey leg (or wing!).
7. 🢂 to taste of salt and pepper.
8. 🢂 of hot sauce.
9. 🢂 1 tbsp of olive oil.

My grandmother on my dad's side (may she rest), used to whip them up special for me pretty much any. Greens are simmered in chicken stock, then spiced with a They were very well seasoned with the chicken broth, turkey leg and garlic. Add collards (if using fresh make sure and clean well, remove stems, and chop),garlic, and pepper flakes turn heat to medium. Add smoked turkey leg, onion, garlic cloves, red pepper flakes, chicken broth into Pressure Cooker.

instructions Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Leg

1. Rinse and clean greens. Separate greens from stems. Discard stems..
2. Roll greens and do a rough chop. Set aside..
3. In a large pot, sautee olive oil, onions, and garlic till slightly browned..
4. Add 3 cups of chicken broth, red pepper flakes, and turkey leg. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 30 minutes. Strip meat from turkey leg if necessary for the liquid to absorb the flavor..
5. Add greens to pot. Cook on low for 45 minutes to an hour. Do not boil!.
6. Taste! Add salt and pepper to taste. May also add hot sauce or vinegar.

Then add collard greens on top, pushing down so that the greens are not sticking out the pressure cooker. Place lid on pressure cooker, making sure the valve is set to "Sealing." Pressure cook on high. Collard, mustard, or turnip greens on the other hand were a constant in my household. Saute onions and garlic in oil until soft and add turkey wing. Add chicken stock and chopped or torn greens.