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Braised Collard Greens with Beans

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PREP TIME
10 min
COOKING TIME
145 min
TOTAL TIME
155 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Lunch Dinner
Braised Collard Greens with Beans
Ingredients
  • 3 slices bacon, coarsely chopped
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic, or to taste
  • 5 cups collard greens, stems and center ribs discarded and leaves chopped
  • 3/4 cup water, or as needed
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
1
Begin by cooking the bacon in a large, deep pan with a lid over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until it reaches an even brown color, approximately 10 minutes. Remove the cooked bacon from the pan and place it on a paper-towel-lined plate, setting it aside for later use. Reserve the bacon's juices left in the pan.
2
Next, decrease the heat to medium-low and add the onion to the same pan. Cook and stir it occasionally until the onion starts to develop a rich brown color, scraping any stuck bits from the bottom of the pan in the process. This should take around 8 minutes. After that, add the garlic to the pan and cook for another 4 minutes, stirring it occasionally.
3
Return the cooked bacon to the pan and stir in the collard greens. Gently toss the greens until they have wilted, approximately 3 minutes.
4
Add enough water to almost cover the collard greens and stir in the vinegar, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover it with a lid, and then reduce the heat to low. Let it simmer until the greens have become very tender, taking anywhere from 1 to 2 hours.
5
About 30 minutes before serving time, stir the cannellini beans into the collard greens and return them to a gentle simmer.