Collard Greens

Ingredients

1. 8 slices bacon
2. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3. 1 yellow onion , chopped
4. 2 garlic cloves , minced
5. 1 pound collard greens , cut into 2" chunks
6. 4 cups chicken broth
7. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
8. 1 teaspoon kosher salt
9. 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

Instructions

Add the bacon to your dutch oven on medium heat and cook it until crisp and the fat has rendered before removing it from your pan and chopping.

Remove half the bacon fat, add in the vegetable oil, onions, and garlic on low heat, cooking for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened.

Add the collard greens to the pan, stirring them well to coat them in the oil and onion mixture.

Add the chicken broth, brown sugar, salt and pepper to the dutch oven, stir well and cover

Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 90 minutes until the collard greens are tender to chew when tasted

Add the bacon back into the dutch oven and stir through.