Cooking collard greens with smoked beef oxtails. A delicious soul food side dish that your family will love!
Hey cousins! So in my previous post I showed you how I made smoked oxtails. I also mentioned that you’d want to get that recipe down, because I’d be using the smoked oxtails in a few upcoming recipe. Well babies, it’s time that we put those oxtails to use, and the first recipe that we will be using them in is these delicious soul food collard green recipe! In the past I’ve made collard greens with ham hocks, bacon, ends, and smoked turkey. However, I wanted to do share something different. So let me show you how I make my collard greens with smoked oxtails.
First things first. You’ll smoked oxtails, and you can find my smoked oxtails recipe here. Once you’re done smoking the oxtails, you’ll need to gather up your collard greens. Now when it comes to collard greens, feel free to use either fresh, frozen, and bagged… But DON’T, I repeat DON’T use canned collard greens!
The key to delicious collard greens: CLEAN those greens!
For this recipe I used fresh greens, that were bagged, cut and “cleaned”. I still cleaned them! I don’t trust when they say ” cleaned” because, I’ve had bad experience. So people be sure to STILL clean those bagged “cleaned” greens.
Other than collard greens and smoked oxtails, you’ll also need a large yellow onion, creole seasoning, seasoning salt, black pepper, minced garlic, red bell pepper, and red pepper flakes. Oh, and I also add 1 tbsp of brown sugar. Now, I’m sure someone is frowning while reading about the brown sugar part, but I promise you that it WILL NOT make the greens sweet! The brown sugar just helps bring down the bitterness.
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Greens with Smoked Oxtails
Ingredients
- 4 lb collard greens washed and cut
- 1 1/2 lb smoked oxtails
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 medium red bell pepper diced
- 2 tsp creole seasoning
- 2 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes optional
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 10 cups water
- 1 small head green cabbage sliced and washed
Instructions
- Place the oxtails, diced onions, and minced garlic into a large pot.
- Pour 8 cups of water into the pot, then place the pot over high heat.
- Let boil for about 45 minutes, then turn the heat down to medium high.
- Start adding in the collard greens.
- Once all of the collard greens are in the pot, start adding in the seasonings, brown sugar, and vinegar.
- Pour the remaining 2 cup of water into the pot, and give everything a nice stir, and place a the lid on your pot.
- Reduce the heat to medium, and let the greens cook for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Start adding in the sliced cabbage, then stir in. Cook for another 15-30 minutes (depending on how well you like your cabbage cooked)
- Serve and enjoy with cornbread!
Hi… I followbyou on your blog and youtube. You are amazing and make it look so simple. The videos really help. So for the smoked oxtails, I don’t have a smoker… Any suggestions? Also i don’t see a video for the grees and oxtails.
Hi Cynthia! Unfortunately I do do videos for all of my recipes. Sorry.
Thanks for the recipe! This looks yummy! Cant wait to try but did you put bacon in first? I didn’t see it in the recipe
No bacon, just smoked oxtails 🙂
Ha! I was watching the pop up video! Wrong video! Thanks!
I have been trying to find a way to ask u what knives do u use please? Thank yoy
Hi Katrina! I use a lot of different brands. My favorite brand at this time is Oneida 😉
Thank you for responding. You are the best by the way. Keep them coming.
The collard greens with ox tails and some brown sugar looks like some down home cooking.
Thanks for the recipe Rosie!! Hope your’re staying safe out there!! 🙂
Making this tomorrow for dinner. Is there a video for this recipe I know you make videos for all your recipes.
Hi Dayla! I actually don’t record videos for all my recipes. Sorry 🙁
Thank yo for sharing this recipes.I am trying GREENS WITH SMOKED OXTAILS today. I am free due to lock down. Your blog is great.
Love this though my husband can’t stand spice. Is there a substitution for pepper flakes and pepper?
You can omit both if needed.
Hi Rosie
This looks delicious and I can’t wait to try this recipe.. Thanks