Mustard Greens With Ham Recipe
Delicious mustard greens with ham shanks and onions. Serve these tasty mustard greens with fresh baked cornbread and pepper sauce or vinegar.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2to 3 ham shanks, or a meaty ham bone, or ham hocks
- 1 ½cups chopped onion
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- 2pounds mustard greens, tough stems removed, coarsely chopped
- 1 ½cups chicken broth
- 2teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- Pepper vinegar sauce, to taste, optional
- Salt, to taste, optional
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste, optional
Instructions
Step 1
In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.Step 2
Add the onions, ham shanks or ham bone; cook, stirring, until onions are wilted.Step 3
Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.Step 4
Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.Step 5
Add the mustard greens, a few handfuls at a time, adding more as the first batch wilts.Step 6
Reduce heat to medium-low; add Worcestershire sauce and a dash of hot pepper sauce.Step 7
Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Cover and simmer for about 30 to 40 minutes longer.Step 8
Taste and add more pepper sauce, salt, and pepper, as needed. *If you can't find pepper sauce or pepper vinegar in your area, you can make it quickly. Fill a washed and sterilized jar with small hot peppers. Bring about 1 cup of vinegar (as much as will cover the peppers) to a boil and then pour over the peppers. Cover and store in the refrigerator. For hotter pepper sauce, cut a slit in some of the peppers or slice a few of them. Some other types of greens that could be substituted include collard greens , kale , turnip greens , or a mixture of greens .