Collard greens.. Any good recipes w/o ham?

[StupidBird]

I settled on this method for collards:
in bottom of big pot, fry up some chopped bacon
add several cloves of garlic, chopped, fry briefly.
throw in shredded collards to fill pot, with about a cup of water; stir often until well wilted, keeping lid on between.
After ten minutes of frequent stirring, or maybe longer, it should all be cooked but not killed to mush.
Add a hefty splash of apple cider vinegar, a drizzle of dark unsulphured molasses, and shots of hot sauce to taste. Stir and allow to set with heat off for several minutes...while I whip the corn bread out of the oven and grab a bowl and spoon.

bacon....its optional, like if I'm out of it, then I don't put it in. Oil and curry are another flavor combo

 

[Teka]

My son is weird like us -- when he was coming home for the weekend for college and I asked what special dinner he'd like, it was usually beans and collards.

We start with a bunch of smoked pork neckbones, add any mixture of died beans and a few jars of diced tomatoes, garlic, a few chopped onions, red pepper flakes, sliced onions, and so on. Cook low. Just before you are ready to eat, make some cornbread and add a ton of sliced-up collards to the beans and cook about 15 miuntes . Collards don't need to cook for long! We have used smoked turkey wings or necks in a pinch, and they work great too.

Collards are wonderful sliced and stir-fried in sesame oil. Sprinkle with mirin and serve with rice.