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Collard Greens With Smoked Ham Hocks

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Tender collard greens, with slow cooked falling off the bone tender ham hocks…

It’s no secret that I love greens. I have many green recipes available here on my blog. I’ve use many smoked meats to season the greens. I’ve shared my smoked turkey and collard, and even a recipe with salt pork. This is actually my first time sharing my greens and ham hocks recipe.

I love ham hocks, but I don’t like cooking them the traditional way which os on the stove top, because that  takes too long. I personally like my ham hocks to be extremely tender. Over the years, I’ve been using my CrockPot to cook my ham hocks. Using a slow cooker for ham hocks, is a fool proof method. You simply can not mess up! As long as you have ham hocks, water, and a slow cooker- you will be fine! The ham hocks ALWAYS come out tender, and they form a broth in the slow cooker. You can reserve the broth for the greens instead of using an additional broth!

Check out my recipe below!

Amazing Collard Greens with Smoked Ham Hocks

Traditional collard greens cooked with tasty ham hock

Collard Greens with Smoked Ham Hocks

Collard Greens With Smoked Ham Hocks

These creamy collard greens are made with tender cooked ham hocks. This delicious southern dish will go perfectly with any comfort food meal. 
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine Soul Food
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 40 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs collard greens cut and cleaned
  • 2 large ham hocks
  • 1 medium sized yellow onion chopped
  • 2 tbsp jalapeno peppers sliced
  • 6-8 cups water
  • 2 tsp seasoning salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

Instructions

  • Place the two ham hocks into the slow cooker, and pour in the water. Cook the ham hocks in the slow cooker on HIGH for 4 hours.
  • After the ham hocks are cooked, transfer them AND the liquid from the slow cooker to a large pot.
  • Place the large pot on the stove top and turn the heat to medium high.
  • Add in the onions and jalapeno peppers, then stir.
  • Turn the heat down to medium, then start to add in you greens.
  • Cook the greens over medium heat for 40 minutes or until they get to your tender preference.
  • Serve.
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MEET THE RECIPE AUTHOR

Rosie

I’m a Soul Food blogger living in the Pacific Northwest, bringing Southern cooking to gorgeous Seattle, Washington. I was born and raised in the PNW, but my family roots go all the way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where my grandparents were born and raised. I live every day to bring the traditional values, recipes, and love of food to life for my family—whether they’re online or in real life. So, welcome to the party, family!

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  2. I have submitted my e-mail address several times but never get any of your recipes unless I go to your web site. Would like to be notified of new recipes at my e-mail . I have tried several of your recipes from your web page and they are really good.

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  3. I’m definitely going to try this….but just wondering if I could just add the collards to the crackpot instead of switching to a pot??

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  5. Hi,
    For this recipe, I would like to know how many servings is this or how many people can you expect to feed?

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