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Collards 101?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:28 am
by Sailor Kenshin
I'm eager to try my Leaf Stripper once it arrives, but the collards in the store didn't look great, so I got kale. I'm not nuts about kale.

But collards...are canned collards awful? We picked up ONE can. And I'm a little skeert because everything I read on teh innerwebz says collards stink up the house, so cook them outdoors.

We grew collards decades ago, so I forgot all this. :oops:

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:08 pm
by OldUsedParts
WELL :dont: , so does cabbage but it's worth it and, as far as I'm concerned, CANNED GREENS OF ANY KIND should be outlawed and banned by the FDA :whiteflag:

My former D.I.L. used to say "I ain't eatin anything that smells like a @%$^&*" :laughing7:

Just remember the Greens got there first the smell came later :whiteflag: :lol:

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:18 pm
by k.a.m.
Nothing like walking into my house and smelling a big ole pot of collards cooking. Man you give me them and some cornbread and I am a happy camper. :D Throw some smoked turkey necks in the pot as well. :D

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:30 pm
by Sailor Kenshin
Thanks, K. A. M and OUP. How long do you cook 'em?

Gonna continue to look for decent collards, prep the kale when the gadget arrives, and report on it. I need to find something to cook it down with. We can't get smoked pork hock or turkey here. At least, not that I know... :dont:

BUT, in the interests of Science, we're gonna try the canned greens anyway. :laughing7:

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:26 pm
by k.a.m.
Smoke some ribs and keep your smoked tips for the collards. Take the leaves off the stems and rinse well then chop them up into about 2" to 3" pieces then put them in a pot mash them down and barely cover with water throw the smoked tips in the pot and bring to a low boil cook them down till tender. Salt and pepper to taste I like to add several splashes of Louisiana hot sauce to the pot while cooking.

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:32 pm
by OldUsedParts
nuttin wrong with that for sure - - - only thing I do differently is I boil my stock ingredients (necks, hocks (ankles), salt pork, bacon or etc) and the veggies a while before putting in my greens and then I bring to a boil, turn down the heat and slow simmer until just barely crunchy - - - of course S&P, Garlic and other seasonings are "to taste" - - - IMHO, KAM is dead on with the size to cut the greens before boiling :tup: :salut:

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:06 pm
by Professor Bunky
k.a.m. wrote:Smoke some ribs and keep your smoked tips for the collards. Take the leaves off the stems and rinse well then chop them up into about 2" to 3" pieces then put them in a pot mash them down and barely cover with water throw the smoked tips in the pot and bring to a low boil cook them down till tender. Salt and pepper to taste I like to add several splashes of Louisiana hot sauce to the pot while cooking.


That's a good idea, thanks. We actually have some smoke ribes in freezer. :D

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:17 pm
by Sailor Kenshin
So...we tried the stripper on kale. It worked, I guess? (I really wanted the leaf-shaped one, but this was cheaper.)

Tore the leaves up after stripping, sauteed with smashed garlic cloves, then added red pepper flakes, a shot of salt/pepper, chicken stock, a teeny box of apple juice, and a little soy sauce.

Tested the kale for tenderness every ten minutes or so. I think it went about a half hour in all. Some of the bigger pieces were a little tough, but the flavor was great. I stopped myself from drinking all the 'pot likker' 'cause we left some over to have with those ribs that came from the freezer.

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Now to find some decent-looking collards.

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:03 pm
by OldUsedParts
They sho look nice and perky and green green green also - - - - :tup: :salut:

Did the Stripper leave any large pieces of leaves on the stalk ?

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:21 pm
by Sailor Kenshin
OldUsedParts wrote:They sho look nice and perky and green green green also - - - - :tup: :salut:

Did the Stripper leave any large pieces of leaves on the stalk ?


I don't think so...more like it left some pieces of stalk on the leaves. :laughing7:

Because the stalks taper. Also, I think this stripper needs more sizes. But it worked pretty well. Thanks!

Re: Collards 101?

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:58 pm
by OldUsedParts
as long as "Arthur" permits, I think I'll continue paring mine off of the stems - - - - BTW, I used some of Eggheads "Smoked Hot Sauce" on my last plate of Collards and it was better than my long time pepper sauce - - - soooo now I guess I'm gonna be canning some smoked hot sauce ?if I can get his recipe? :salut: