mmm Bacon 'n Greens

I have chosen my first good deed of the New Year to save you from something that you may or may not have already subjected yourself to. Collard greens. In the South, traditionally on New Year’s Day there is a meal which involves black eyed peas, ham, cornbread and collard greens. I’m down with everything else… but the collard greens I’ve never learned to like.

That is until Jorma spent some time Googling recipes and found a delicious way to serve them. Here’s how the magic happens.

First you dice several strips of raw bacon into small pieces. Then, throw it into a large skillet and cook. Right as your bacon starts to brown throw in a couple of cloves of finely chopped fresh garlic. Continue cooking your bacon and you should end up with golden brown garlic and bacon that’s perfectly crispy. Add several handfuls of collard greens that have been washed and chopped into small ribbons, about ½ an inch in width. Toss the greens in your garlic bacon grease. Salt. Pepper. Cook until tender, but not mushy, probably 3-5 minutes. Serve hot. OMG, these are good. And it proves Jorma’s theory that there’s no food that’s not edible by putting bacon in, on top or around it.