Verzada (Collard Green Soup) Recipe

• 1 1/2 lbs. dry great northern beans
• 1 ham bone or possibly ham hock
• 2 Packages frzn collard greens
• 2 med. onions
• 1/2 pound white bacon (salt pork)
• 1/4 pound Italian sausage
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• Healthy pinch of saffron

1. Put beans in 2 1/2 gallon pot of water and soak overnight.
2. Drain off and add in approximately 1 gallon fresh water, ham and garlic.
3. Boil 3 to 4 hrs till beans are tender.
4. Slice and fry bacon till crisp.
5. Saute/fry onion in bacon fat.
6. Add in bacon, grease and onion to beans.
7. Saute/fry sausage in small pcs and add in to beans.
8. Cook collard greens and fold in soup.
9. Add in saffron and another 10 min.
10. Serve with vinegar and extra virgin olive oil if you like.

dry great northern beans, ham bone, collard greens, onions, white bacon, italian sausage, garlic, saffron

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/verzada-collard-green-soup-54242 (may not work)