Collard Greens With Smoked Turkey

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 smoked turkey butts
• 6 lbs fresh collard greens

Recipe

• 1 rinse turkey butts and boil for 2 hours in 2 quarts of water. keep adding water as it boils off so that it is always 2 quarts.
• 2 clean collard greens and remove the stems. tear into small pieces. put into seperate pot. it may look like a lot of greens, but they shrink when cooked.
• 3 remove turkey butts and set aside to cool.
• 4 pour the hot turkey broth over the greens.(don't burn yourself!).
• 5 pick the meat off of the butts and discard fat and skin.
• 6 add turkey meat to the simmering collards.
• 7 bring to boil and simmer for 1 hour, or until greens are tender.
• 8 when serving, use a large spoon with holes. when you're finished with the greens the remaining broth makes a great base for soup (pot licker soup). just add egg noodles and enjoy the flavor and the vitamins.