Drunken Collard Greens, flavored with bourbon and bacon, is a southern side dish like no other. As much as I love traditional collard greens, adding a splash of bourbon really makes a fantastic pot of collards. The smooth, sweet flavor of bourbon really complements the flavor of the greens.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Southern
Keyword bourbon collard greens
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour40 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
2bunchesfresh collard greens
1tablespoonbutter
4slicesthick-cut bacon,cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1mediumsweet onion,diced
4cupschicken broth
1/2cuppacked brown sugar
1/3cupbourbon
1/4cupapple cider vinegar
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonblack pepper
1/2teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
Rinse collard greens well. Remove stem and thick part of the rib from each leaf and discard. Stack about 8 leaves on top of each other, roll up like a cigar and cut into 1/2-inch ribbons. Repeat with remaining leaves.
Add butter, bacon and onion to a large Dutch oven. Cook until the bacon is crisp and the onion is tender.
Add remaining ingredients except collard greens to the Dutch oven. Bring to a boil.
Add collard greens and stir until the collard greens are mostly wilted. Reduce heat, cover and cook for about 1 1/2 hours.