Ok so I'm at the grocery store and meet with this delightful woman. She's putting some ham hocks in her basket and I ask (looking for inspiration) what are you using those for? She tells me I'm cooking up some greens.
I ask her "So what kind of greens and how long do you cook them for?" Keep in mind there is another woman listening in.
She says "Cook your hocks till they're about falling off the bone. Add you greens, 1 tbl of sugar and cook for about 40 min max. I mix collard greens which I put in first and then about 10 min later I add my turnip greens."
The other woman pipes in "Oh no child! I've been cookin greens longer than you've you been sitting on your daddy's knees!! You cook those hocks about 2 hours and add your greens. Add all of em and cook for about 4 more hours."
One said cook them too long and they get tough on you. The other if you don't cook them low and slow they'll be tough.
This is the abridged version by the way. This conversation went on for 20 minutes. So...do any of you cook collard greens and or mustard greens on a regular basis and if so how long? I have 5 bunches of collard greens and 2 bunches of turnip greens in the fridge waiting for tomorrow
I ask her "So what kind of greens and how long do you cook them for?" Keep in mind there is another woman listening in.
She says "Cook your hocks till they're about falling off the bone. Add you greens, 1 tbl of sugar and cook for about 40 min max. I mix collard greens which I put in first and then about 10 min later I add my turnip greens."
The other woman pipes in "Oh no child! I've been cookin greens longer than you've you been sitting on your daddy's knees!! You cook those hocks about 2 hours and add your greens. Add all of em and cook for about 4 more hours."
One said cook them too long and they get tough on you. The other if you don't cook them low and slow they'll be tough.
This is the abridged version by the way. This conversation went on for 20 minutes. So...do any of you cook collard greens and or mustard greens on a regular basis and if so how long? I have 5 bunches of collard greens and 2 bunches of turnip greens in the fridge waiting for tomorrow