Collards With A Twist (of Lemon That Is!)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 bag already cleaned and washed collard greens
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 large lemons, juice of
• 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 2 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 medium jalapeno, seeded and minced fine
• 2 pieces crisp fried bacon, crumbled and set aside

Recipe

• 1 with a sharp knife, cut away the tough stems from the leaves.
• 2 tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces.
• 3 mix the salt and lemon juice into the water in a 6 quart pot.
• 4 add the collards (they will cook down to half their bulk.) add the bacon drippings, minced garlic, and the minced jalapeno.
• 5 bring to a boil, stir, and reduce heat to medium low.
• 6 cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 7 remove to a serving dish with a slotted spoon and garnish with the crumbled bacon sprinkled over the top of the greens.
• 8 serve the pot liquid in a small bowl along side the greens.
• 9 some people like more of it on their greens, and lots of people like it on their corn- bread instead of butter!
• 10 ***note:ifyou cannot find"collards in a bag", buy 2 bunches of fresh collards.
• 11 cut about 3 inches off the bottom of each bunch.
• 12 discard the tough outer leaves and try to pick out the freshest looking, most tender leaves.
• 13 rinse in cold water until no dirt or sand clings to the leaves, then follow the steps above.