Collard Green Wontons

• 1 bunch collard greens ; rinsed, de-stemmed, and roughly chopped
• 1 onion small, diced
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
• 4 ounces smoked meat or ham hock or chicken
• salt
• pepper
• 8 ounces cream cheese package softened
• 70 wonton wrappers
• 2 egg whites
• vegetable oil for deep-frying

1. Saute onions and garlic until soft and fragrant.
2. Add meat, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper to taste and cover with 1 1/2 quarts of water and simmer for about an hour.
3. Meanwhile, remove the stem of the collard greens by running your fingers down the back of the green with fingers on either side of the stem. Roughly chop.
4. Once meat is cooked remove from stock and add greens. Simmer greens for an additional hour until soft and tender.
5. When greens are finished remove them from stock and place in a large bowl with cream cheese. Mix.
6. Place 1/2-1 tsp of the mixture in each wonton wrapper and seal the edges with egg whites.
7. Heat about 2 to 3 inches of oil in a large pot to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Fry each wonton for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot! :)

collard greens, onion, garlic, red pepper, ham hock, salt, pepper, cream cheese, wonton wrappers, egg whites, vegetable oil

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Collard-Green-Wontons-1692534 (may not work)