Collard Greens

This month I got a bunch of Collard Greens in my CSA box from the Garden of Eve.  This is a traditional Southern American dish that I have made into  Homemade on Long Island dish.  If you see Collard in the store or have them in a CSA box and don't know what to do with them, this recipe will help you.

Ingredients:

3 smoked ham hocks
1 bay leaf
water
1 bunch Collard Greens, about 10 leaves
2 garlic cloves

Here's how:

Place the ham hocks and bay leaf in a large pot and cover with water.

Bring the pot to a boil.

Once the pot boils, lower to a simmer and let it simmer for 1 hour.

While the pot cooks, prepare the greens.

Clean the greens in the sink and get all of the grit off the greens.

Remove the stem from the greens and discard it.

Fold the leaf in half, cut the greens into one inch pieces and set aside.

After the hocks have cooked one hour, add the greens.

Let the greens cook 30 minutes.

Add the garlic and let cook 30 minutes.

Remove the hocks and bay leaf  from the pot.  If there is any ham on the hocks, add it back into the pot.

Cook the pot down until all the water is evaporated out, about 10 minutes.

Serve.