Collard Greens in Olive Oil
Collard Greens in Olive Oil

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Salt and pepper Olive oil braised collard greens (my new favorite) This recipe is part of a Black History Month virtual potluck I'm participating in with other awesome black food bloggers ( like last year ). I'm excited to share this recipe with you AND the recipe of others - such yummy recipes. Wash the collard greens well and pull the leaves off of the stems.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook collard greens in olive oil using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Collard Greens in Olive Oil:
  1. Prepare 3 potatoes, sliced
  2. Make ready 15 garlic cloves, sliced
  3. Make ready 1 handful fresh mint
  4. Prepare 150 ml olive oil, extra virgin
  5. Prepare 1 chicken stock cube
  6. Make ready 300 grams salted cod portions, optional
  7. Make ready 2 liter water, plus extra.
  8. Get 1 sea salt
  9. Make ready 400 grams collard Greens

Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat and add the olive oil. Once hot, add the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until fragrant. Kale and collard greens make a flavorful team in this stir-fry dish. This tasty and healthy side dish combines collard greens and kale and includes olive oil, garlic, salt, black pepper, and lemon juice to season it and give it that tang.

Instructions to make Collard Greens in Olive Oil:
  1. If using cod, soak the fish in cold water 24 hours before cooking. Change water 3-4 times during this time.
  2. An important step is to pre-cook the greens prior to actually making the recipe. This stops it from becoming too bitter during the cooking process.
  3. In a large pan bring water to the boil.
  4. Wash and roughly tear the greens. Once the water is boiling drop the greens into the pan and let it cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Strain the greens and dispose of the water. Rinse the pan and add in the 2 litres of cold water.
  6. Add the greens, salt and olive oil, cover with lid and bring to the boil.
  7. Once its boiling, add in the potatoes, garlic, and stock cube, lightly stir, cover with lid and cook for a further 15 minutes
  8. Add in the the cod and cook for a further 5 minutes.
  9. Check seasoning is to your taste.
  10. Remove from the heat, add in the mint, lightly stir and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.

Sauteing the leaves with garlic first balances the vegetable's bitterness. Pull or cut out the thick stems, and wash the leaves well before using. There are many delicious ways to cook collard greens, but this is best-known way to do it in the South—low and slow in a stockpot (or slow cooker) with plenty of bold, smoky ingredients to amp up the flavor of the greens. These collard greens may take a few hours to simmer, but they only require a few minutes of hands-on cooking time. And they can be made ahead and reheat beautifully—in.

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