Collard Green ideas

Duck n greens. Recipe is in the Recipe Book thread.

Had spinach and artichoke dip other day that was great and she used collards instead of spinach and it was better than when someone uses spinach.

This is a meat version of Gumbo Z'Herbes that I developed after looking at several other recipes. You can use any greens you like. I love regular stewed greens, but this is a really good change of pace.

Gumbo Z'Herbes

1 bunch mustard greens
1 bunch collard greens
1 bunch turnip greens
1 bunch parsley
1 bag frozen spinach
1 bunch kale, chard, cabbage, watercress, beet tops, carrot tops, or other available greens

1 large onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery
½ bell pepper
1 bunch green onions
4 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 tsp. thyme, chopped
1 bay leaf

1 link smoked sausage
2 smoked turkey wings (tips discarded)
1 tsp. thyme leaves
salt and pepper
cayenne
hot sauce (Crystal)
file’

1. Clean fresh greens. Cover with water and boil with piece of turkey wing for 30 minutes in large stock pot. Remove greens with tongs into colander sitting on rimmed baking sheet. Chop greens fine (or use food processor) to get to size that can be eaten with a spoon.

2. Make or heat some roux in a heavy pot. Cook onions, celery, and bell pepper five or ten minutes. Add garlic, thyme, and green onions, cook another minute or so.

3. Ladle pot liquor into the roux mixture and whisk together. Add all to the stock pot, whisk together, and return greens to pot, along with spinach and rest of turkey wings. Season with bay leaf, cayenne, S&P, and Crystal or other hot sauce.

4. Simmer about an hour. Add sausage. Simmer another hour, or until greens are done to liking. Remove turkey meat from bone, and stir meat back into pot.

5. Serve over rice with file’ and hot sauce.

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Gumbo Z'Herbes

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I've seen several cooking shows where Leah Chase would make this every year and it's a hit at Dooky Chase Restaurant.

However, with my digestive system I don't think I'd hold this long with all those greens combined in it.

There are some recipes out there for hot turnip dips usually served with corn muffins, I believe. Would likely work with collards.

We cut them up, blanch, and freeze in qt. bags. They last a long time.
I like them just warmed up with butter on top.

Collard Green Kimchi



If you are growing mustard greens as well.

Mustard greens kimchi

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My mom makes a collard green and black eye pea soup with sausage that is really good. Don't have the recipe, but I'm sure there are a few on Google

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i do the same this time of year. It is bit of kitchen sink recipe. Started as a new years day soup that with enough fiber to clear you out after the holidays b

Greens + black eye peas + smoked pork. pretty much toss any veggie in there.

Gumbo Z'Herbes used to be looked down on as poor Cajun food. And it was originally a way to stretch what little meat you had to make a gumbo. Now its considered a delicacy in New Orleans.