“A southern tradition with a ginger flavor.” - by kdallmer
Ingredients
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Original recipe yields 6 servings
Directions
- Combine the water, bouillon cubes, chopped onion, minced garlic, pepper, salt, garlic powder, and ginger powder in a large pot; bring to a boil over high heat. Add the collard greens, and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until very tender, about 1 hour. Strain to serve.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (6 total)
- Calories
- 37 cal
- 2%
- Fat
- 0.5 g
- < 1%
- Carbs
- 6.9 g
- 2%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (5)
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"It has been asked, is this a soup? You can certainly make it one, but it is a Greens dish like Spinach. The volume of liquid is used for boiling, as the greens can be a little tough if not boiled su..." See morefficiently, the left over “Broth” makes a great Soup base or you can add vegetables and make it a soup, as the first reviewer has. Either way this is a good dish!"
MOONLIGHT369
"First time cooking collard greens, I picked this one because it has the simplest ingredients. But I'm not sure WHAT is it suppose to be (a soup?). I measured out the 3Qts of water, boiled down a littl..." See moree bit. I'm going to add cooked sliced carrots to it and make it a soup. (Tastes a bit like spinach, but not as strong flavor)."
Suze
"I was really surprised at how good the flavors were together -- a great alternative to the neverending pork-flavored collard greens. I used a 1-lb bag of prewashed and chopped collards, and a single c..." See morean of chicken broth instead of all of the water and bouillon, stuffed into a 4-qt pot and stirred after about 5 minutes when it had time to wilt some. Twenty minutes was plenty of cooking time, leaving the collards a beautiful green and still intact, but not at all tough. Using less liquid made the flavors more intense, and I'm sure a whole lot less salty than 6 bouillon cubes! My teenager actually scraped his plate."
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