Instant Pot Collard Greens Recipe
This recipe prepares the collard greens quickly and easily using an Instant Pot. It's flavored simply with vinegar, sugar, and hot sauce.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 3tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1cup chopped onion
- 6ounces thick-cut bacon , cut into 1-inch lardons
- 1(16-ounce) bag collard greens, chopped
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1tablespoon hot sauce
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Heat the oil in an electric pressure cooker on the sauté setting. Add the onion and bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened and just beginning to brown and bacon has rendered some of its fat about 5 to 6 minutes.Step 3
Add the collard greens to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing frequently, until the collards are shiny and wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. If all of the greens don’t fit into the pot at the same time, cook and wilt them in batches.Step 4
Stir in the apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and hot sauce . Lock lid and turn to the manual setting. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.Step 5
Release the pressure manually, then open lid and taste collard greens. Adjust the seasoning as needed. If there’s a lot of excess liquid in the pot, return to the sauté setting and simmer until the liquid is reduced enough to just lightly coat the greens.Step 6
Transfer the cooked collard greens to a platter. Season with additional hot sauce as desired.