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Beer and Bacon Braised Collard Greens

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Beer and Bacon Braised Collard Greens

Photo by Nicole.Franzen

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Greens
  • biffbourgeois's Testing Notes: Stirfrei's blog may be Bacon No More, but she makes excellent use of it here. The classic combo of bacon, collards, sugar and a little bit of spice is well executed in this recipe. Plus, it...

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    stirfrei's Notes: This recipe is a play on a recipe from my workplace. Collard greens and mac and cheese are the two most popular dishes; so popular that we go through two cases of collard greens and five pounds...

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Serves 4-6

  1. Place the bacon in a wide bottomed pot and cook over low heat. Add the onions after 10 minutes and continue cooking until bacon is crispy and onions have caramelized, stirring occassionally.

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  2. Turn the heat to medium high. Add the half the collard greens and the bottle of beer. Stir with tongs or a spoon and let wilt some before adding the rest of the greens. Stir until the greens are mixed with the liquid and add the cayenne pepper, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Turn down the heat, cover, and let cook for 30 minutes or until greens are tender. Eat and enjoy.

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5 Comments on Beer and Bacon Braised Collard Greens

1064 Reply

Thank you! I appreciate the nice comments!

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I absolutely adore this recipe, I will never eat regular collards again because the flavor of this dish is so incredible. It is now my go to recipe.

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yum, just did something similiar but with chicken stock and Zinfandel to pair with wild duck breast.

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Thanks! The fried egg sounds like a wonderful addition.

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This was delish. We served it with a fried egg over top.

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