Brooklyn-Style Collard Greens
- 1 smoked turkey wing or 2 medium ham hocks
- 3 to 4 bunches collard greens (about four pounds)
- Salt
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, more to taste
- Place turkey wing or hocks in a very large pot and add just enough water to cover.
- Bring to a boil, turn heat to medium and simmer until water is reduced by about half.
- Meanwhile, plunge greens into a sink full of lightly salted cold water, drain and then rinse well with cold fresh water.
- Trim or remove biggest stems.
- Place five or six leaves on top of one another and roll like a cigar, lengthwise.
- Cut collards into inch-wide ribbons, then, keeping collards rolled, cut ribbons in half.
- Turn heat under pot to high.
- Add vinegar, one teaspoon salt and the garlic, then add as many greens as pot will hold.
- Wait until greens cook down, then add remaining greens.
- Turn heat to a simmer, cover and cook until greens for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add sugar, onion and crushed red pepper, cover again and continue to simmer until tender, another 15 to 30 minutes; time will vary depending on toughness of greens.
- Serve.
turkey wing, collard greens, salt, apple cider vinegar, garlic, sugar, onion, red pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012962 (may not work)