Southern Crockpot Collard Greens
This easy southern crockpot collard green recipe is foolproof. Within just a few hours, you’ll get perfectly cooked, tangy, smokey collard greens with ease.
Equipment
- 1 Crockpot
Ingredients
- 1 large Smoked Ham Hock
- 1 large Sweet Onion roughly chopped
- ½ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 6 cups Water
- 3 lbs Collard Greens washed and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar or more if collards are super bitter
- Pepper Vinegar for serving
Instructions
- Add ham hock, chopped onion, red pepper flakes, salt, collard greens, apple cider vinegar and brown sugar to your crockpot.
- Stir it up then place the lid on it and turn the crockpot on high.
- Cook for 4-6 hours or until tender.
- Once the leaves are tender, carefully remove the ham hock and place in a small bowl. Pull the meat off of the bone and add the pork back to the crockpot --throwing the bones in the trash.
- Season with salt, pepper and more sugar if needed before serving. I also recommend adding a few splashes of pepper vinegar before serving.
Notes
After the collard