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Southern Style Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds smoked turkey wings necks or tails
  • 4 lbs collard greens or 2 bunches
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves diced
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon green jalapeno hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cushed red pepper
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Wash, roll, cut and drain greens.
  2. Heat Canola oil on med-high heat in a large pot and add sugar and onions cooking until translucent.
  3. Combine turkey meat, brown sugar and vinegar and cook until sugar dissolves, stirring continuously.
  4. Add the collard greens and toss to coat the collard greens with the vinegar mixture. Add the chicken stock and green hot sauce and red pepper flakes. Season the collard greens with sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
  5. Cover and allow greens to simmer and reduce the heat to low.
  6. Cook greens until they have reached desired tenderness, approximately 2 hours until.
  7. Remove turkey meat and separate from the bones and shread the meat into bite sized pieces. Discard the bones and skin and add the meat back in with the collard greens and stir.
  8. Season the collard greens taste with sea salt, freshly ground pepper and serve.