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My grandmothers, mom, and aunts taught me how to cook the old way. I’m a grandmother now, and I’m in the process of making a hardback cookbook for my children to carry on the traditions. Cooking, canning, freezing, natural medicines, and forging.
It ain’t nothing like watching a real southerner prepare and cook a pot of collard greens; our grandmother’s passed on the knowledge and we maintain the traditions!
I am a transplant to the south & I thank God for grandmothers that know how to cook collards, okra, etc! Mmmm I hope my collards are as good as yours 😋
One of the best things about different cultures is the different approaches to cooking and eating. One of the saddest aspects of this is how it gets deminished over time. Learning at Grandma's knee does not seem to happen like it use to. Bless you Bruce for sharing your heritage.
Wow, I cook my collards grown from my garden a little different, but everyone loves my collards (I've also add cabbage, kale & mixed greens too). I cut them using the same French cooking technique called a chiffonade cut. I then saute the cut collards with onions, bell pepper, & celery using bacon grease. I place the sauted collards with the veggies in a Instant Pot (before that I would use a pressure cooker). I add smoked ham hock, or shank, homemade chicken broth (just enough to cover the greens), seasonings ie smoked paprika, chilli powder blk & cayne pepper, garlic powder, ginger, salt, dark brown sugar & cook for 45 minutes everything is uber tender & GLORIUS (U NEVER POUR OUT THE POT LIQUOR U DRINK IT FULL OF VITAMINS & MINERALS + IT'S DELICIOUS)!!!!! I was taught by our Daddy who was taught by his Mom & I've taught our 2 daughters.
I am from Brazil, and collard greens are very popular and it is so good for your health. I love to make it often, to go with pork roast or chops, beans and rice too. I tear my leaves in small sizes like a couple of inches, take all the stems out. Or I take the stems out and roll the leaves and slice them as thin as I can. Both ways I just put some oil in the frypan, a couple of garlic smashed or grated, salt to taste and fry the collards very quickly just until the green wilts and gets darker. Every time i have friends over and fix collards they love it.
Carla greens is one of our favorites with potato salad and chicken., My husband was from Georgia. And you taught me how to clean and cook Carla greens.
Stumbled on this video from yt recommendations. I LOVE these 2 guys, their personalities are the best!!❤❤ Thank you for sharing your grandmama's recipe. I learned to make collard greens decades ago from my mother in law (she was originally from the deep south). I cut them the same way, (washed first though lol), added a lil oil to a big pot of water, one small hot pepper, smoked pork (she used neck bones), seasoned salt, and boiled for a couple hours then brought to a simmer for several hours. Much of the water evaporates, (never poured any out), and served with hot sauce and cornbread. I've tweaked the recipe over the years, to include a dash (or three) of hot sauce to the pot, some chicken stock and some diced turnips (the actual root, not the greens). Makes me wanna go pick some now and cook them 😊. She's been gone for several years now, but every time I eat, cook, or even see collard greens, I think about her. Thanks for bringing back some good ole memories. 🕊💜🙏🏽💪🏽🌱🌱🌱
And your bacon, onions, and brown sugar step, that's my first step for making baked beans. Throw it in the dish, oil and all, with the beans. That bacon fat makes EVERYTHING taste better. Yum!😋 I may have to try your recipe one of these days.
I perfected my grandmothers collards, sweet potato casserole, dressing and cornbread over the years. Hers were fantastic but to much work and unnecessary time spent. She used fatback but I’ve found hog jowls are more a cross between fatback and bacon in flavor plus you can’t beat a slice fried with nothing but a slice of bread! I won’t go into my SC recipe but collards always taste better the next day, always. You’re 100% correct if you don’t like them you haven’t had them prepared properly!!!! Applies to most recipes as well, if you don’t like it it wasn’t prepared right!
I hear ya lilchelle and you are SO SO right!! collards are always better a day later. and I like hog jowls too. that is my mom's go to side meat for collards. God bless you and thanks so much for watching.
I always add to my collard greens: bacon or ham, onions, red & green bell peppers, brown sugar, Lawyers Seasoning Salt, onion powder. I will make your recipe this week. Your collards look so good. I can't wait to make it. Thanks for sharing. May The Creator of Grace continue to bless you forever more.
Being a Northerner, I have never eaten collards in my life, but Bruce's recipe for collards has my interest piqued! Next time I'm in the grocery store or farm market, I may pick some up to cook! God Bless Bruce!!!
My grandmother was an adult during the Great Depression. Way, way back in the day, during those times, if you didn’t farm in the South, you went hungry. And collard greens were a staple of the diet. Easy to grow and a million different ways to prepare them. And my grandmother was a master at it. Try some. Play around with recipes. You might find yourself with a new favorite. 😊
that is great advice chrisstarkey!! there are many nuances to cooking greens. I can't believe what a big deal some people are making about this subject. LOL @@chrisstarkey7845
Bruce, you got my attention when I saw how you cut the greens. I was like okay that guy may know something. You put your foot in those greens. Made me go out to the garden and get a few young leaves of collard and cabbage. Grabbed a jalapeño while I was at it. Tried your recipe. Now I’ve been eating greens all my life. This recipe was my favorite!! So good for dinner tonight. Thanks Bruce and S&K!! 🤤
Bless your heart Mr. Bruce, you took me back to my own Lowcountry grandmother's dinner table. Mine never tasted like hers - and I'm in shock at the brown sugar, I'm trying *that*. Thank you!
Lord have mercy! When I retired from USAF I went to South Carolina, Got an Ag degree [Go Tigers!] and installed vinyl carpet for a second career and Loved that State. I've been eating collards since I had teeth, and grow it every year. Bruce, you really took me back to a good place! Thanks.
well God bless you tinovia. Yes He has!! some would say if God was so good why did He let you get leukemia in the first place? but let me tell you with praise in my heart, what I've learned about His care and trusting Him through this is beyond a blessing. thank you so much for those encouraging words. I needed them today and I guess that's why God didn't let me see your post until five months later. Amen!!
Can’t “like” this video enough!!! LOVE!!! Thanks for sharing, Bruce. I enjoyed learning more about you and thanks for sharing Grandma Ruth’s way of cooking collards. I’ll definitely be doing mine this way from now on. Also loved hearing about God blessing you with many more years than expected after your leukemia diagnosis. Great video, Justin! Keep ‘em coming! ~Cassandra Senter
gosh cassandra, you really blessed me with your comments. justin and I have thought about doing a video explaining how going thru the diagnosis, treatment, and everything else has been such a blessing form the Lord. He has taught me much!! thanks for watching and sorry im just responding almost a year late. LOL
God Bless your soul! That’s right God has the last word! Amen. Boy am I learning from you. I love greens, but have no clue how to cook them, only cabbage. Thanks for everything and may God continue to bless you and strengthen you.
bless you miss wendy. yes!! praise God for grandma!! and my mom too. She is 84 now and shared her testimony in church this morning. what a blessing. she stays in her yard and can outwork most folks half her age. thanks for watching.
Feel's really good to grow your own,then I suffered a stroke and came home to raised bed's as a welcome home mom, I about gave up whilst in hospital now you can't stop me❤❤
We all have our ways of cooking and seasonings. I live in the central part of SC, born and reared. My mama used fatback only and I still love that flavor. Fatback for me only. I do add a little sugar while boiling the collards. Before eating, sprinkling a little apple cider vinegar. Get out the crackling cornbread and eat until you blow up.
yes jerry you sound like us in Aiken county. love me some crackling cornbread. I stated in the video my grandmother only used fat back as well. and we put apple cider vinegar on them sometimes too. Thanks for watching
Ok guys my mouth is watering watching y’all eat those collards. I’m going to purchase some tomorrow & cook them just like Bruce’s Grandma & make cornbread to go with them. 😋Bruce’s yard & gardens are beautiful thanks for sharing 😊
I woke up this morning not knowing this channel, and the July garden tour of Bruce’s yard came onto my feed!!! I’m ecstatic to find you guys!!! I am totally inspired and my mind had been changed to really try some of these gorgeous conifers and evergreens!! What a fantastic yard and gardens!! You guys positive energy and thoughtfulness is also just wonderful!! I’m a FAN! Thank you!
Thank you! I enjoyed watching this video so much! Southeastern NC is where I am from. We use white sugar, but I will try the brown next time. Then we slap our collards between 2 thin pieces of yellow corn bread, and you got a collard sandwich! That is some good stuff!
Justin & Bruce thank you for this humorous video. Both of you had me cracking up the whole time. The cooking lesson on collard was a plus. Hope you continue to share more of your deep southern wisdom.
The information is great. The interactions are great. But the comedy thats woven through these productions is rare in this field. Its comedically refreshing for the community.😅
thanks travis. its just who we are and not scripted. glad it comes across well. thanks for watching. except for washing that one leaf. LOL. we actually cleaned them before filming but that was a stunt picking at my wife for making a big deal before hand.
Thanks Bruce for your Recipe. And thanks to your GrandMama’s memory. Gratitude to you and Alex. Wishing highest and Best health for you, family & friends.
Local here….want to know where Bruce gets that bacon! He cuts his collards exactly like my wife does hers. Oh and now I want a video on how Bruce does his boiled peanuts! Love them!
WOW! I've never eaten collard greens, but I have never met a vegetable I didn't like. I had to go out and get everything to make this recipe and an making these tomorrow. Love the tips and tidbits on how to cook these.
This was so much fun to watch! I just love you two! Those collards look delicious. I am just so inspired by Bruce's garden and spirit. Thank you both for this wonderful video!!! Good health to Bruce!
Just cooked a batch of collards tonight. Added navy beans this go around. Jalapeño cornbread to go with. Enjoyed watching you cook up your granmama's collards, I'm sure she's looking down proud.
We always waited to harvest any leaves until after 2 good frost. The cold makes the collards sweet and removes the bitterness. My Daddy could grow the most beautiful collards I’ve ever seen. People from miles around would ask for a mess of greens. We also fried our collards in fat back. No boiling.
*WHOAAAAA~!* What a video. I've been growing aquaponics so I came here for the schooling. And boy did I get an eye full. I heard "collards" are pretty much their weight in gold come January February. I been contemplating getting some seeds. I am currently growing Swiss Chards like wildfire. So I think collards will do quite well. Thanks a lot for this masterpiece.👍
you da man andy. and yes, I grow chard too. I think its as good as collards. although I don't boil the chard till tender like you do with collards. they're tender to begin with. I chop them up and sauté in a skillet with onion and bacon too. only takes a few minutes. thanks for watching
Wow, i was raised up living on a garden plot that my grandparent owned, nothing like fresh collards cooked correctly, don't get me wrong, there is no such thing as a bad vegetable, LOL i love it all, thank you for showing us some beautiful veggies and cooking them.
As a Clemson Alumni, I can tell you that he's absolutely right about the collards and a low country boil spread all out on a butcher paper table! Heaven in a college tailgate!
I hear ya amanda. oh boy now you've started a debate about how a low country boil should be done. LOL. I'm amazed at some of the comments and the way people get upset over how others do something. Oh well. God bless and Go Tigers!!
Oh good ole boiled peanuts❤ I grew up in South Georgia and boiled peanuts were a big part of my childhood. Lol. When I moved to Arkansas my friends had never heard of boiled peanuts except the canned ones at the store… they don’t even know what they are missing… love that Deep South cooking. #soulfood
oh gurl you are so right on!! LOL believe it or not up here in western nc most people turn their nose at them. they like them roasted. ugh. but we raised our four daughters on my culture and they love them too. God bless and thanks so much for watching. My paternal grandmother is from south ga, riddlesville.
Don’t feel bad, I’ve got 15 bowls (I gave one away already) of the best tasting collards anyone has ever made! Not bragging, just stating truths. Now, I’ve never put ANY sugar at all in my collards, but it actually sounded like it would be very good, maybe next year I’ll try some. I had a friend about 30-35 years ago when I was a young pup who taught me how to pick, check, wash, cut collards, and then cook them, THANK YOU MS. BESSIE, without you bringing this young and dumb girl home with you after work, and putting her to work, and teaching her all about collards, I would not have ever known the pure bliss of eating a bowl of the finest collards EVER, THANK YOU MS. BESSIE. God Bless everybody, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL. 😊🙏🏻
many people like red pepper flakes in their collards as I do. but my wife and girls growing up didn't so I became accustomed to leaving it out. either way I love them. thanks so much for watching
Pretty amazing, you folks wouldn’t like mine. Olive oil, garlic, onions, collards (cut similarly) cooked until they’re wilted plus about 5 minutes and enjoy.
The secret to cooking collards. If you have got big leaves, they sometimes tend to be tough. So, I have found, to use my instapot. I wash my leaves, chop them up...I take the tough stems out. Put them in my instapot. . I add in Chicken broth...I ad red pepper flakes. I have used the fat off the baked ham. I put it on the setting for stew...I think it is 15 minutes. I let them cook and then after it has cooked...I let them set there, until the pressure comes off naturally. Until it depressurises itself. Dont let steam off...Let it sit. Probably takes about 45 minutes to depressurized. I do add a tablespoon of sugar, to take care of the bitterness.
yes mr adventure, that sounds good. I know some others who cook theirs in an instapot as well. that's one of those things i've been meaning to get but procrastinated. now you've got me motivated to get one. I've done chicken broth before and personally couldn't tell the difference but every one's taste buds are the same. my wife says she can tell. my mother always uses chicken broth. and I like the pepper flakes as well but my wife and girls do not so I've gotten accustomed to leaving them out. thanks for sharing and watching.
yes!! i love tomato juice but it gives me issues. my oncologist who comes from a similar culture recommended putting sugar in the juice and voila, no more heartburn. my roots go back as a southerner to the 1700's and I know many who put sugar in their collards. and many who don't. much southern cooking is influenced by the caribbean so it makes sense that many in the south would use it. If you don't like the sugar, fine, leave it out. But why make a deal out of those who do?
You did it again Justin and Bruce..very informative..I love me some southern cooking...my grandmother on the Florida and Georgia line could whip up a batch that was so lip smacking good...some of the old ways that just can't be beat.
I'm a Southerner, and I've never heard of any Southerner putting sugar of any kind in greens. I also cook my bacon, onions, and red pepper flakes WITH the collards and some homemade chicken stock. This is how you get rich and flavorable "pot liquor" to sop up with your skillet cornbread. Pretty much everyone (at least in the South) strips the veins out and chiffonade the leaves. We serve greens with hot (spicy) vinegar.
A pinch of sugar doesn't give even a hint of sweetness to the greens but it hides any subtle bitterness. It's very common as I know and I've been eating them for 67 years. And I also love some pepper sauce on my greens.
😢🎉🎉😢😮They are tuff a. Bitter an I have seen some put sugar an you have to pour the first water off of them an cook long bc they are tuff an if you add a sweet cabbage it will get rid of the bitterness . But sick of seeing people talking about blanching are other ways salard they don't get how much h tuff they are so are kale an a few others .cook them good until they get tender.
Now, that’s what I am talking about. I am from North Carolina and we basically cook collards like you. The gentleman may grow them right, but the way he cook them leaves little to be desired. To each his own.
My best friend is from Louisiana, and he taught me to wash the greens 3 times, Then do exactly what is done in the video except cut out ALL the main stems. Add the brown sugar, just like in the video but also add vinegar. My self after experimenting over the years I use side pork along with Bacon...Side Pork has a lot of flavor, and goes very well with the collards.
cheswick I'm glad to say we washed those greens thoroughly before filming. That skit was to pick at my wife who made a big deal about it before hand. LOL My grandmother always used side pork and sometimes I do too. And depending on my mood I'll put apple cider vinegar and maybe some pepper in too. Oh, and another thing I use often and didn't mention it in the video is Bourbon. put about a fourth cup in the skillet with the onions, meat and sugar and let the alcohol simmer off. Mmmm Mmmm.
I have knocked collard greens mexican style, I cooked it with beef brisket, and it was delicious . My mother inlaw is a very good cook and greens is one dish that she's mastered in my book.
My grandmother taught me how to cook at 7 years old. I’ve cooked collards but not quite like that. Those looked better than I thought they would?🤷🏾♀️ I’m sure they were good. I just can’t imagine using any sugar at all. But I know some do. It’s a good video I love seeing how others cook. I’m open to new ideas.
You're awesome cheryl. everybody has their way and that's a good thing. we just wanted to share a way of cooking that blesses us. so many people on here take this way too seriously. LOL. as far as sugar goes I only use it early in the year when the collards have not been kissed by cold weather. but either way its all good when it comes to collards in my opinion.
I have been looking forward to this video. Thank you both so much! I learned a lot and am looking forward to cooking some collards! I also love your garden!!!
@@skgreenhouse it went...burrrrp.😁 Awesome. Used fatback and bacon grease like my grandma did. Had sweet potato from my garden, too. My 1st ever! Love your channel, friend.
I sure will try that recipe. this 85 year young woman will have a good time cooking collards. Thank you for making me smile and making my mouth water.😊😊😊
oh miss blanca you're so sweet. so glad we could make you smile. so many people on here take this too seriously and overlook the simple pleasure of what we were trying to bring to the audience. God bless you and thanks for watching
My favorite use of collards is to add them to a batch of red beans and rice. Yum! If you don’t want to include meat, try adding a teaspoon or so of liquid smoke.
As a Canadian, I have heard about collards.. but I have never tried them.. Now that I'm older, in my 60s, lol.. I have wondered how people cook collards.. I've heard they are delicious.. so, that's why I watched this video.. They Sound delicious.. LOL.. Cuz Anything cooked in bacon is just Yummy .. I will definitely have to find some collards... & a new place to use up my bacon grease.. 😊
Thanks for a great video! I actually cooked collards for the first time EVER today. (As a 61 year who’s lived in the south all my life, I don’t know how I’ve managed to keep my card carrying southerner status. 😂😂) They were really good, but next time I’m going to give Bruce’s way a try. Now if he could teach me how to make biscuits, I’d be set.
I could never make biscuits until one of my cousins taught me how about 10 years ago. It’s easy. You need self-rising flour, Belgian buttermilk, & your choice of oil. Low-fat buttermilk doesn’t work. Pour enough oil in a baking pan (iron skillet is perfect) to cover the bottom & sides. Sift some flour into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the flour then pour some buttermilk in. Sorry but there are no measurements, just give it an educated guess. If too wet add flour. Use a spoon to draw flour into the milk. Mix a bit then turn out onto a floured surface & knead until elastic (won’t take very much kneading to get elastic). Pinch off pieces of dough about the size of a golf ball. Make each one round and put in skillet. Flip each piece of dough once so both sides are coated with oil. Tuck them together in the pan. Cook at 425 degrees F. For 20 minutes. Instead of making drop biscuits you can also Pat the dough out and use a biscuit cutter.
LOL mrskimmieg, can't believe you are a card carrying southerner at 61 and never cooked collards till now!! but that's ok, at least you're blooming late. God bless and thanks so much for watching.
Another fabulous video!!!😍 Would definitely love to see more of Bruce's garden and cooking.I love to hear stories of traditions and the things people learned from Grandma, grandad or aunts and uncles.There is definitely a lot to learn from them. It is so wonderful to have those memories to carry with you! Such an Awesome story. Thank for sharing and making this video I appreciate it so much and will probably watch again. I have watched 3 videos so far and enjoyed them very much! I just found you yesterday.
Very enjoyable video, but I must be a different kind of Southerner or I enjoy the bitter flavor. I love collards, but just cooked with bacon and salt for about an hour, onion optional, chicken broth preferred but optional & served with your choice of vinegar is my absolute fave. Frozen or homegrown, before or after frost, but after frost being better. I do cut the collards the way he showed, rolled up like a cigar. The pot liquor is so good over cornbread too!
thanks helen for sharing your thoughts. and I do use chicken broth often but we did this in a rush as we have busy lives outside shooting these video's and didn't think to have it on hand. and yes, collards are so much better when kissed with cold weather. God bless and thanks for watching
Oh and another thing I use at times is bourbon. but we overlooked that as well. just a little in the sauce pan with the onions and bacon and let it simmer the alcohol off.
My grandfather always said eat the stem and all because the nutrients were in the stems to and he was from Mississippi he had a fabulous collard green garden and yes we mix our greens with cabbage all the time and corn bread is a must. Your garden looks very nice. Never have I ever had a bitter collard green though.
Wonderful video. Bruce, you are so sweet! I am growing my first collards, and have your video saved to make your recipe first. I'm a 62 yr old, 2nd year vegetable gardener in California, learning and loving all sorts of new to me vegetables and recipes. I just cooked a recipe with chard last night that my family loved. Can't wait to try your collards!
Thank you mstymntntop!! got family in the Greenville NC area. eastern nc reminds me of where I grew up in sc. I live in western nc and its much different.
I love these videos with Bruce! Please do another one this summer where he shows us how to make his spaghetti sauce he raved about in last year's summer video. I'm growing tomatoes for the first time this year - in my Gro-Rite garden bed when it comes - and I'd love to have some recipes for how to use them!
I changed my married into southern family and steam my collards. They have all converted and I am the official collard cook for holidays. Stays nice and green and super yummy. Sprinkle that bacon on top.
@barbaradavidson1950 No, thank you. I've been eating and cooking collards my entire life. Collards are extremely rich in iron and calcium; very healthy and very tasty if cooked properly. Steaming is extremely bland; I enjoy seasoned and well cooked food. Whether they are bright green or not is not even a factor for Southerners. We just like them cooked the right way.
barbara I love collards bout any you cook them. I will eat them steamed if the leaves are tender. but sometimes i've found steamed collards are sometimes too tough. maybe in your case you've been fortunate to always get your hands on tender leaves. God bless and thanks for watching. i agree with the lady who said color is not a big deal, its not with me neither but who knows, maybe that's just bias on our part due to it being heavily engrained in our culture.
Well, that does it, NOW I have to plant collard greens and savoy cabbage! Bruce, you've convinced me to grow the veggies next year (I'm in zone 5a), and we've had several hard freezes here, with temps in the teens. Lowry's Seasoned Salt is my favorite seasoning for most meats, and it's great on vegetables too. I always use it in my kitchen and, YES, It's that good!
Oh my, you certainly are challenged. If you're not familiar look into winter gardening using fabric tunnels. You place them over rows of cabbage and other cool weather crops where the fabric stays barely above the plants. I've seen people further north of you with the same weather or worse having much success this way. In some cases I've seen a tunnel over a tunnel. the air between tunnels is a good insulator. Its extra work I understand but it does provide a way if one is willing. @@greenthumbelina7331
This is such a great video....thank you guys! I'm in the UK but love watching your channel.....I've shared this video and I've even got some Lawry's in my Amazon basket! Grandmas are 100% the best cooks....I loved this xxx Thank you Grandmama Ruth and Bruce of course
I hear ya mr bills fan!! glad you liked greens. I love the bills but they have a way of teasing you and then letting down. hope they make it this year!!
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Try them with hot water corn bread.
My grandmothers, mom, and aunts taught me how to cook the old way. I’m a grandmother now, and I’m in the process of making a hardback cookbook for my children to carry on the traditions. Cooking, canning, freezing, natural medicines, and forging.
I'd like to read it. Are you gonna sell it?
@@jcrane45585 I had planned on making them just for the kids, but I’ll get some opinions on it and see what they say. 😊
@@loriepearman7184 I like to collect little hand made cookbooks from church ladies and ladies auxillaries. Sometimes those are the very best
@@jcrane45585 They truly are! I have a few of those myself
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It ain’t nothing like watching a real southerner prepare and cook a pot of collard greens; our grandmother’s passed on the knowledge and we maintain the traditions!
I am a transplant to the south & I thank God for grandmothers that know how to cook collards, okra, etc! Mmmm I hope my collards are as good as yours 😋
Magic word "okra" love it!
welcome down south gurl. fried okra is one of my favs. thanks for watching
One of the best things about different cultures is the different approaches to cooking and eating. One of the saddest aspects of this is how it gets deminished over time. Learning at Grandma's knee does not seem to happen like it use to. Bless you Bruce for sharing your heritage.
well God bless you edprotas!! amen about learning by grandma's ways!!
Some of us had NO Grandmothers and NO mother. So I had to teach myself. Hubby always happy. That's what matters to me😊
Wow, I cook my collards grown from my garden a little different, but everyone loves my collards (I've also add cabbage, kale & mixed greens too). I cut them using the same French cooking technique called a chiffonade cut. I then saute the cut collards with onions, bell pepper, & celery using bacon grease. I place the sauted collards with the veggies in a Instant Pot (before that I would use a pressure cooker). I add smoked ham hock, or shank, homemade chicken broth (just enough to cover the greens), seasonings ie smoked paprika, chilli powder blk & cayne pepper, garlic powder, ginger, salt, dark brown sugar & cook for 45 minutes everything is uber tender & GLORIUS (U NEVER POUR OUT THE POT LIQUOR U DRINK IT FULL OF VITAMINS & MINERALS + IT'S DELICIOUS)!!!!! I was taught by our Daddy who was taught by his Mom & I've taught our 2 daughters.
If you cook it in an instant pot do you still cook it 45 minutes?
Yes, otherwise you're cooking them 3 hrs total on the stove.
IDK why I was recommended this video but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Bruce is a comedian
We have another Bruce video next ❤ Thanks for giving us a chance
I'm so glad you enjoyed this ametbeal!! thanks for watching
I am from Brazil, and collard greens are very popular and it is so good for your health. I love to make it often, to go with pork roast or chops, beans and rice too. I tear my leaves in small sizes like a couple of inches, take all the stems out. Or I take the stems out and roll the leaves and slice them as thin as I can. Both ways I just put some oil in the frypan, a couple of garlic smashed or grated, salt to taste and fry the collards very quickly just until the green wilts and gets darker. Every time i have friends over and fix collards they love it.
Carla greens is one of our favorites with potato salad and chicken., My husband was from Georgia. And you taught me how to clean and cook Carla greens.
You cook it just like my family and we are Jamaican
I add a teaspoon if sugar if the collards are old
Keep all the water pour some in a bowl and use it for stock with stew why waste all that nutrients and its so taste.
Great video try salted fish , mackerel or red herring BUT DESALT THE OVER NIGHT AND BOIL FOR 10MINS REAADY TO GO
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I LOVE these 2 guys, their personalities are the best!!❤❤
Thank you for sharing your grandmama's recipe.
I learned to make collard greens decades ago from my mother in law (she was originally from the deep south).
I cut them the same way, (washed first though lol), added a lil oil to a big pot of water, one small hot pepper, smoked pork (she used neck bones), seasoned salt, and boiled for a couple hours then brought to a simmer for several hours. Much of the water evaporates, (never poured any out), and served with hot sauce and cornbread.
I've tweaked the recipe over the years, to include a dash (or three) of hot sauce to the pot, some chicken stock and some diced turnips (the actual root, not the greens). Makes me wanna go pick some now and cook them 😊.
She's been gone for several years now, but every time I eat, cook, or even see collard greens, I think about her.
Thanks for bringing back some good ole memories.
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And your bacon, onions, and brown sugar step, that's my first step for making baked beans. Throw it in the dish, oil and all, with the beans. That bacon fat makes EVERYTHING taste better. Yum!😋
I may have to try your recipe one of these days.
I perfected my grandmothers collards, sweet potato casserole, dressing and cornbread over the years. Hers were fantastic but to much work and unnecessary time spent. She used fatback but I’ve found hog jowls are more a cross between fatback and bacon in flavor plus you can’t beat a slice fried with nothing but a slice of bread! I won’t go into my SC recipe but collards always taste better the next day, always. You’re 100% correct if you don’t like them you haven’t had them prepared properly!!!! Applies to most recipes as well, if you don’t like it it wasn’t prepared right!
I hear ya lilchelle and you are SO SO right!! collards are always better a day later. and I like hog jowls too. that is my mom's go to side meat for collards. God bless you and thanks so much for watching.
We all need videos like this Bruce did right by getting his grandma’s recipe and then maybe adding to it Thank y’all
I always add to my collard greens: bacon or ham, onions, red & green bell peppers, brown sugar, Lawyers Seasoning Salt, onion powder. I will make your recipe this week. Your collards look so good. I can't wait to make it. Thanks for sharing. May The Creator of Grace continue to bless you forever more.
Being a Northerner, I have never eaten collards in my life, but Bruce's recipe for collards has my interest piqued! Next time I'm in the grocery store or farm market, I may pick some up to cook! God Bless Bruce!!!
My grandmother was an adult during the Great Depression. Way, way back in the day, during those times, if you didn’t farm in the South, you went hungry. And collard greens were a staple of the diet. Easy to grow and a million different ways to prepare them. And my grandmother was a master at it. Try some. Play around with recipes. You might find yourself with a new favorite. 😊
that is great advice chrisstarkey!! there are many nuances to cooking greens. I can't believe what a big deal some people are making about this subject. LOL @@chrisstarkey7845
God bless you too slomo. hope you enjoyed then and thanks for watching
Bruce, you got my attention when I saw how you cut the greens. I was like okay that guy may know something. You put your foot in those greens. Made me go out to the garden and get a few young leaves of collard and cabbage. Grabbed a jalapeño while I was at it. Tried your recipe. Now I’ve been eating greens all my life. This recipe was my favorite!! So good for dinner tonight. Thanks Bruce and S&K!! 🤤
I am so thrilled you enjoyed it! You’re so sweet! 🥰
Bless your heart Mr. Bruce, you took me back to my own Lowcountry grandmother's dinner table. Mine never tasted like hers - and I'm in shock at the brown sugar, I'm trying *that*. Thank you!
Lord have mercy! When I retired from USAF I went to South Carolina, Got an Ag degree [Go Tigers!] and installed vinyl carpet for a second career and Loved that State. I've been eating collards since I had teeth, and grow it every year. Bruce, you really took me back to a good place! Thanks.
First pm thank you so much for your service!! Second, Go Tigers back at ya!! You blessed me and so glad to take you back there.
Praise God for your testimony brother! May God continue to bless you and keep you!
well God bless you tinovia. Yes He has!! some would say if God was so good why did He let you get leukemia in the first place? but let me tell you with praise in my heart, what I've learned about His care and trusting Him through this is beyond a blessing. thank you so much for those encouraging words. I needed them today and I guess that's why God didn't let me see your post until five months later. Amen!!
Can’t “like” this video enough!!! LOVE!!! Thanks for sharing, Bruce. I enjoyed learning more about you and thanks for sharing Grandma Ruth’s way of cooking collards. I’ll definitely be doing mine this way from now on. Also loved hearing about God blessing you with many more years than expected after your leukemia diagnosis. Great video, Justin! Keep ‘em coming! ~Cassandra Senter
gosh cassandra, you really blessed me with your comments. justin and I have thought about doing a video explaining how going thru the diagnosis, treatment, and everything else has been such a blessing form the Lord. He has taught me much!! thanks for watching and sorry im just responding almost a year late. LOL
God Bless your soul! That’s right God has the last word! Amen. Boy am I learning from you. I love greens, but have no clue how to cook them, only cabbage. Thanks for everything and may God continue to bless you and strengthen you.
Indeed Praise God for grandma! Such a lovely story Bruce! Thank you for sharing💛💛💛
bless you miss wendy. yes!! praise God for grandma!! and my mom too. She is 84 now and shared her testimony in church this morning. what a blessing. she stays in her yard and can outwork most folks half her age. thanks for watching.
Feel's really good to grow your own,then I suffered a stroke and came home to raised bed's as a welcome home mom, I about gave up whilst in hospital now you can't stop me❤❤
We all have our ways of cooking and seasonings. I live in the central part of SC, born and reared. My mama used fatback only and I still love that flavor. Fatback for me only. I do add a little sugar while boiling the collards. Before eating, sprinkling a little apple cider vinegar. Get out the crackling cornbread and eat until you blow up.
yes jerry you sound like us in Aiken county. love me some crackling cornbread. I stated in the video my grandmother only used fat back as well. and we put apple cider vinegar on them sometimes too. Thanks for watching
@@bruceduncan1792 I also like apple cider vinegar on collards.
Ok guys my mouth is watering watching y’all eat those collards. I’m going to purchase some tomorrow & cook them just like Bruce’s Grandma & make cornbread to go with them. 😋Bruce’s yard & gardens are beautiful thanks for sharing 😊
I woke up this morning not knowing this channel, and the July garden tour of Bruce’s yard came onto my feed!!! I’m ecstatic to find you guys!!! I am totally inspired and my mind had been changed to really try some of these gorgeous conifers and evergreens!! What a fantastic yard and gardens!! You guys positive energy and thoughtfulness is also just wonderful!! I’m a FAN! Thank you!
well you've just put a big blessing on us miss lillypad. so glad you enjoyed the video's and thanks!!
Thank you so much Bruce for showing us how to make your famous collard greens. I'll definitely be giving this a try!
Thank you! I enjoyed watching this video so much!
Southeastern NC is where I am from. We use white sugar, but I will try the brown next time. Then we slap our collards between 2 thin pieces of yellow corn bread, and you got a collard sandwich! That is some good stuff!
The only thing you are missing is the cornbread! You gotta have cornbread with collards!
Exactly!!!
And pepper sauce
I just tried this recipe. OH MY GOODNESS!! These are the best collards I have ever tasted. Thank you for sharing.
LETS GOOOOOO 🎉
Glad it turned out tasty for you jeff. thanks for watching
Duncan sounds like a really great guy! Nice to see again.
Justin & Bruce thank you for this humorous video. Both of you had me cracking up the whole time. The cooking lesson on collard was a plus. Hope you continue to share more of your deep southern wisdom.
I hear ya sammy. sorry it took almost a year to respond. so glad it humored you. we all need a little cheer.
Justin is SO excited to cook the collards!
He gave my desire voice!
Bruce reminds me a lot of my Uncle Randy. Both are true southern gentlemen and Godly men. This video made me hungry!
The information is great. The interactions are great. But the comedy thats woven through these productions is rare in this field. Its comedically refreshing for the community.😅
Thank you for letting us know! We'll be sure to keep it loose! 😁
thanks travis. its just who we are and not scripted. glad it comes across well. thanks for watching. except for washing that one leaf. LOL. we actually cleaned them before filming but that was a stunt picking at my wife for making a big deal before hand.
Thanks Bruce for your Recipe. And thanks to your GrandMama’s memory. Gratitude to you and Alex. Wishing highest and Best health for you, family & friends.
You are so kind Shivani. God bless you and thanks for watching
Local here….want to know where Bruce gets that bacon! He cuts his collards exactly like my wife does hers. Oh and now I want a video on how Bruce does his boiled peanuts! Love them!
WOW! I've never eaten collard greens, but I have never met a vegetable I didn't like. I had to go out and get everything to make this recipe and an making these tomorrow. Love the tips and tidbits on how to cook these.
How did they turn out?? 😊
hope you enjoyed them kelli. thanks for watching
This was so much fun to watch! I just love you two! Those collards look delicious. I am just so inspired by Bruce's garden and spirit. Thank you both for this wonderful video!!! Good health to Bruce!
fireandice, your spirit inspires me too. thank you for the kind words and appreciate you watching
Just cooked a batch of collards tonight. Added navy beans this go around. Jalapeño cornbread to go with. Enjoyed watching you cook up your granmama's collards, I'm sure she's looking down proud.
Love the videos with Bruce. Hope to see more about vegetables gardening!!
That’s very similar to how I make them accept I sauté 4-5 garlic cloves with the onions also. Yummy!!!!
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Yep, garlic is all that's missing, & a pinch of red pepper 🌶️ flakes. I boil 3-4 giant cloves in the "pot liquor" & remove them when they're done.
We always waited to harvest any leaves until after 2 good frost. The cold makes the collards sweet and removes the bitterness. My Daddy could grow the most beautiful collards I’ve ever seen. People from miles around would ask for a mess of greens. We also fried our collards in fat back. No boiling.
*WHOAAAAA~!* What a video. I've been growing aquaponics so I came here for the schooling. And boy did I get an eye full. I heard "collards" are pretty much their weight in gold come January February. I been contemplating getting some seeds.
I am currently growing Swiss Chards like wildfire. So I think collards will do quite well.
Thanks a lot for this masterpiece.👍
you da man andy. and yes, I grow chard too. I think its as good as collards. although I don't boil the chard till tender like you do with collards. they're tender to begin with. I chop them up and sauté in a skillet with onion and bacon too. only takes a few minutes. thanks for watching
Wow, i was raised up living on a garden plot that my grandparent owned, nothing like fresh collards cooked correctly, don't get me wrong, there is no such thing as a bad vegetable, LOL i love it all, thank you for showing us some beautiful veggies and cooking them.
Amen skismosis!! Thanks for watching
Made this. Was absolutely tasty. I used just a little too much sugar but it was still sooo good.
SUGAR??
@estellacohen7122 Yeah, that was my reaction, too, when I saw this video. He must have some really bitter greens!! 😮😮
As a Clemson Alumni, I can tell you that he's absolutely right about the collards and a low country boil spread all out on a butcher paper table! Heaven in a college tailgate!
I love low country boil but only add onion, potatoes,corn,smoked sausage,lemon, shrimp.old bay, Tony's and garlic powder.
I hear ya amanda. oh boy now you've started a debate about how a low country boil should be done. LOL. I'm amazed at some of the comments and the way people get upset over how others do something. Oh well. God bless and Go Tigers!!
If you break the leaves, leaving about one inch of the stem, you will see a new leaf forming. Thanks for a great video!
Oh good ole boiled peanuts❤ I grew up in South Georgia and boiled peanuts were a big part of my childhood. Lol. When I moved to Arkansas my friends had never heard of boiled peanuts except the canned ones at the store… they don’t even know what they are missing… love that Deep South cooking. #soulfood
oh gurl you are so right on!! LOL believe it or not up here in western nc most people turn their nose at them. they like them roasted. ugh. but we raised our four daughters on my culture and they love them too. God bless and thanks so much for watching. My paternal grandmother is from south ga, riddlesville.
Don’t feel bad, I’ve got 15 bowls (I gave one away already) of the best tasting collards anyone has ever made! Not bragging, just stating truths. Now, I’ve never put ANY sugar at all in my collards, but it actually sounded like it would be very good, maybe next year I’ll try some. I had a friend about 30-35 years ago when I was a young pup who taught me how to pick, check, wash, cut collards, and then cook them, THANK YOU MS. BESSIE, without you bringing this young and dumb girl home with you after work, and putting her to work, and teaching her all about collards, I would not have ever known the pure bliss of eating a bowl of the finest collards EVER, THANK YOU MS. BESSIE. God Bless everybody, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL. 😊🙏🏻
Oh my goodness! Making those for the GA Florida game this weekend❤️🖤
Second time making this. It was a big hit. Needed much more. The best. Added red pepper flakes.
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many people like red pepper flakes in their collards as I do. but my wife and girls growing up didn't so I became accustomed to leaving it out. either way I love them. thanks so much for watching
Pretty amazing, you folks wouldn’t like mine. Olive oil, garlic, onions, collards (cut similarly) cooked until they’re wilted plus about 5 minutes and enjoy.
Bruce you are amazing at everything you do!! I wish you would start a TH-cam channel!!
Those were beautiful collard greens. Thanks for showing how you cook them. I will be trying that way.
The secret to cooking collards. If you have got big leaves, they sometimes tend to be tough. So, I have found, to use my instapot. I wash my leaves, chop them up...I take the tough stems out. Put them in my instapot. . I add in Chicken broth...I ad red pepper flakes. I have used the fat off the baked ham. I put it on the setting for stew...I think it is 15 minutes. I let them cook and then after it has cooked...I let them set there, until the pressure comes off naturally. Until it depressurises itself. Dont let steam off...Let it sit. Probably takes about 45 minutes to depressurized. I do add a tablespoon of sugar, to take care of the bitterness.
yes mr adventure, that sounds good. I know some others who cook theirs in an instapot as well. that's one of those things i've been meaning to get but procrastinated. now you've got me motivated to get one. I've done chicken broth before and personally couldn't tell the difference but every one's taste buds are the same. my wife says she can tell. my mother always uses chicken broth. and I like the pepper flakes as well but my wife and girls do not so I've gotten accustomed to leaving them out. thanks for sharing and watching.
Brown sugar is used in Southern Caribbean food all the time. It helps prevent heartburn, a thing I have never experienced ever.
Never knew ❤
But, we don't put sugar, much less brown sugar in our COLLARDS in the South. We use brown sugar for poor can pie.
yes!! i love tomato juice but it gives me issues. my oncologist who comes from a similar culture recommended putting sugar in the juice and voila, no more heartburn. my roots go back as a southerner to the 1700's and I know many who put sugar in their collards. and many who don't. much southern cooking is influenced by the caribbean so it makes sense that many in the south would use it. If you don't like the sugar, fine, leave it out. But why make a deal out of those who do?
Bruce needs his own channel at this point. I'm ready to subscribe.
I have never eaten collards, and decided this fall to plant some. Thanks for the recipe. I will definitely give this a try.
You won't be disappointed!
i hope it went well zinnia? thanks for watching
This was dope to film, always a pleasure seeing Bruceski! Now….. Winter Tour? 🤔
You did it again Justin and Bruce..very informative..I love me some southern cooking...my grandmother on the Florida and Georgia line could whip up a batch that was so lip smacking good...some of the old ways that just can't be beat.
What part of the Georgia and Florida line. If you don't mind that I ask. I also grew up on the Georgia and FL line
oh yes. I have some kin folk down there and cooking is off the chart in that area too
I'm a Southerner, and I've never heard of any Southerner putting sugar of any kind in greens. I also cook my bacon, onions, and red pepper flakes WITH the collards and some homemade chicken stock. This is how you get rich and flavorable "pot liquor" to sop up with your skillet cornbread. Pretty much everyone (at least in the South) strips the veins out and chiffonade the leaves. We serve greens with hot (spicy) vinegar.
YES!!!
A pinch of sugar doesn't give even a hint of sweetness to the greens but it hides any subtle bitterness.
It's very common as I know and I've been eating them for 67 years.
And I also love some pepper sauce on my greens.
😢🎉🎉😢😮They are tuff a. Bitter an I have seen some put sugar an you have to pour the first water off of them an cook long bc they are tuff an if you add a sweet cabbage it will get rid of the bitterness . But sick of seeing people talking about blanching are other ways salard they don't get how much h tuff they are so are kale an a few others .cook them good until they get tender.
Now, that’s what I am talking about. I am from North Carolina and we basically cook collards like you. The gentleman may grow them right, but the way he cook them leaves little to be desired. To each his own.
That sounds good.
Oh I'm hungry now! Excellant video!
I LOVE COLLARD'S,YOU CAN PUT THEM IN EVERYTHING.SO GOOD FOR YOU.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bruce is so fun and sweet. Wish you and your family well. Thanks Justin and Alex for a wonderful video. Hope to see more ❤❤❤
Thank you Kat ❤
thank you kat!! God bless you as well.
Oh that makes me hangry! My great-grandma and grandma were from Alabama and cooked liked that! Looks so good!!
you bet sonia!! i have some good cooks in the family outside of birmingham. God bless and thanks for watching
My mom was from Georgia she put a teaspoon of sugar in her greens it truly helped them taste better really
"ESAU" giving props to the Almighty good job sir!
Thank you mr ray!! and for watching
Thank you very much loved watching 70yrs old and still learning
Amen sir charles. never too old to learn. thanks for watching
The collard look delicious! I’m going to try that recipe 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
My best friend is from Louisiana, and he taught me to wash the greens 3 times, Then do exactly what is done in the video except cut out ALL the main stems. Add the brown sugar, just like in the video but also add vinegar. My self after experimenting over the years I use side pork along with Bacon...Side Pork has a lot of flavor, and goes very well with the collards.
Wash the leaves of turnip greens 3 times
cheswick I'm glad to say we washed those greens thoroughly before filming. That skit was to pick at my wife who made a big deal about it before hand. LOL My grandmother always used side pork and sometimes I do too. And depending on my mood I'll put apple cider vinegar and maybe some pepper in too. Oh, and another thing I use often and didn't mention it in the video is Bourbon. put about a fourth cup in the skillet with the onions, meat and sugar and let the alcohol simmer off. Mmmm Mmmm.
I have knocked collard greens mexican style, I cooked it with beef brisket, and it was delicious .
My mother inlaw is a very good cook and greens is one dish that she's mastered in my book.
My grandmother taught me how to cook at 7 years old. I’ve cooked collards but not quite like that. Those looked better than I thought they would?🤷🏾♀️ I’m sure they were good. I just can’t imagine using any sugar at all. But I know some do. It’s a good video I love seeing how others cook. I’m open to new ideas.
You're awesome cheryl. everybody has their way and that's a good thing. we just wanted to share a way of cooking that blesses us. so many people on here take this way too seriously. LOL. as far as sugar goes I only use it early in the year when the collards have not been kissed by cold weather. but either way its all good when it comes to collards in my opinion.
I have been looking forward to this video. Thank you both so much! I learned a lot and am looking forward to cooking some collards! I also love your garden!!!
well thank you brenda. did you get to try the collards? appreciate you watching
Great video? Can you tell me what kind of blue floor covering that is in this man’s raised bed garden? Where can I buy some?
I’ve had eaten colic greens all my life and my grandmother could cook collard greens like no other person in the world.
Amen barry!! Thank God for those grandmama's.
Wow that looks good! My husband was raised with Lawry's so it's a must at our house too.
I hear ya sarah!! thanks for watching
Anyone going to try this recipe? 🙋
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Yes!!
Tonight. Picked 5 days ago. Tonight's the night!
@@JoeandAngie let me know how it goes!
@@skgreenhouse it went...burrrrp.😁
Awesome.
Used fatback and bacon grease like my grandma did. Had sweet potato from my garden, too. My 1st ever!
Love your channel, friend.
I live in Virginia and I just love watching this video, and thank you for teaching me how to cook collard thank you so much!!!!.💖🥰🥰😍🙏🏼😜🙏🏼
well thank you pamela. appreciate you watching and hope you have good luck on the greens
Bruce is a lovely guy
I sure will try that recipe. this 85 year young woman will have a good time cooking collards. Thank you for making me smile and making my mouth water.😊😊😊
oh miss blanca you're so sweet. so glad we could make you smile. so many people on here take this too seriously and overlook the simple pleasure of what we were trying to bring to the audience. God bless you and thanks for watching
Love your video on collards. Your testimony encouraged me. GOD BLESSINGS, Brother.
My favorite use of collards is to add them to a batch of red beans and rice. Yum! If you don’t want to include meat, try adding a teaspoon or so of liquid smoke.
sounds good thanks for sharing
As a Canadian, I have heard about collards.. but I have never tried them..
Now that I'm older, in my 60s, lol.. I have wondered how people cook collards.. I've heard they are delicious.. so, that's why I watched this video..
They Sound delicious.. LOL.. Cuz Anything cooked in bacon is just Yummy .. I will definitely have to find some collards... & a new place to use up my bacon grease..
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Yes ma'am miss christine, anything cooked in bacon has to be good. HaHaHaHa. Good luck with your greens and thanks for watching.
Thanks for a great video! I actually cooked collards for the first time EVER today. (As a 61 year who’s lived in the south all my life, I don’t know how I’ve managed to keep my card carrying southerner status. 😂😂) They were really good, but next time I’m going to give Bruce’s way a try. Now if he could teach me how to make biscuits, I’d be set.
I could never make biscuits until one of my cousins taught me how about 10 years ago. It’s easy. You need self-rising flour, Belgian buttermilk, & your choice of oil. Low-fat buttermilk doesn’t work. Pour enough oil in a baking pan (iron skillet is perfect) to cover the bottom & sides. Sift some flour into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the flour then pour some buttermilk in. Sorry but there are no measurements, just give it an educated guess. If too wet add flour. Use a spoon to draw flour into the milk. Mix a bit then turn out onto a floured surface & knead until elastic (won’t take very much kneading to get elastic). Pinch off pieces of dough about the size of a golf ball. Make each one round and put in skillet. Flip each piece of dough once so both sides are coated with oil. Tuck them together in the pan. Cook at 425 degrees F. For 20 minutes. Instead of making drop biscuits you can also Pat the dough out and use a biscuit cutter.
You need to watch Brenda Gantt for biscuits.The best ever
LOL mrskimmieg, can't believe you are a card carrying southerner at 61 and never cooked collards till now!! but that's ok, at least you're blooming late. God bless and thanks so much for watching.
Another fabulous video!!!😍 Would definitely love to see more of Bruce's garden and cooking.I love to hear stories of traditions and the things people learned from Grandma, grandad or aunts and uncles.There is definitely a lot to learn from them. It is so wonderful to have those memories to carry with you! Such an Awesome story. Thank for sharing and making this video I appreciate it so much and will probably watch again. I have watched 3 videos so far and enjoyed them very much! I just found you yesterday.
Thanks for watching ❤
Man after my own heart! Lawry’s only !❤Love this video!
thanks for watching melaniem
Very enjoyable video, but I must be a different kind of Southerner or I enjoy the bitter flavor. I love collards, but just cooked with bacon and salt for about an hour, onion optional, chicken broth preferred but optional & served with your choice of vinegar is my absolute fave. Frozen or homegrown, before or after frost, but after frost being better. I do cut the collards the way he showed, rolled up like a cigar. The pot liquor is so good over cornbread too!
thanks helen for sharing your thoughts. and I do use chicken broth often but we did this in a rush as we have busy lives outside shooting these video's and didn't think to have it on hand. and yes, collards are so much better when kissed with cold weather. God bless and thanks for watching
Oh and another thing I use at times is bourbon. but we overlooked that as well. just a little in the sauce pan with the onions and bacon and let it simmer the alcohol off.
@bruceduncan1792 Now that sounds interesting. I'm gonna have to try it! Thanks!
Getting ready to plant my fall garden. Can’t wait to follow your collard recipe. Thank you!!!
You're gonna love it!!!!
good for you judith. I'm sure you will enjoy them as I do. God bless and thanks so much for watching
My grandfather always said eat the stem and all because the nutrients were in the stems to and he was from Mississippi he had a fabulous collard green garden and yes we mix our greens with cabbage all the time and corn bread is a must. Your garden looks very nice. Never have I ever had a bitter collard green though.
Wonderful video. Bruce, you are so sweet! I am growing my first collards, and have your video saved to make your recipe first. I'm a 62 yr old, 2nd year vegetable gardener in California, learning and loving all sorts of new to me vegetables and recipes. I just cooked a recipe with chard last night that my family loved. Can't wait to try your collards!
Enjoyed the video…KC transplant to eastern NC 18 years ago….love me some good cooked collards and can’t wait to cook my garden crop this year.
Thank you mstymntntop!! got family in the Greenville NC area. eastern nc reminds me of where I grew up in sc. I live in western nc and its much different.
O'yes! Once the cold weather hits those collards, they taste much better.
Miss Sandra you know what you're talking about!! Thanks for watching
I love these videos with Bruce! Please do another one this summer where he shows us how to make his spaghetti sauce he raved about in last year's summer video. I'm growing tomatoes for the first time this year - in my Gro-Rite garden bed when it comes - and I'd love to have some recipes for how to use them!
I usually do a little white sugar, an onion, a ham hock or two and fresh or jar jalapeno. Salt it with low sodium soy sauce.
no shame there shayla. that sounds good!! thanks for watching
I changed my married into southern family and steam my collards. They have all converted and I am the official collard cook for holidays. Stays nice and green and super yummy. Sprinkle that bacon on top.
STEAM??? Bless your heart 😮
@@maryannferencak3799 you should try it. Much healthier, keeps the lovely color and cooks up in 10 to 15 minutes.
@barbaradavidson1950 No, thank you. I've been eating and cooking collards my entire life. Collards are extremely rich in iron and calcium; very healthy and very tasty if cooked properly. Steaming is extremely bland; I enjoy seasoned and well cooked food. Whether they are bright green or not is not even a factor for Southerners. We just like them cooked the right way.
barbara I love collards bout any you cook them. I will eat them steamed if the leaves are tender. but sometimes i've found steamed collards are sometimes too tough. maybe in your case you've been fortunate to always get your hands on tender leaves. God bless and thanks for watching. i agree with the lady who said color is not a big deal, its not with me neither but who knows, maybe that's just bias on our part due to it being heavily engrained in our culture.
Well, that does it, NOW I have to plant collard greens and savoy cabbage! Bruce, you've convinced me to grow the veggies next year (I'm in zone 5a), and we've had several hard freezes here, with temps in the teens. Lowry's Seasoned Salt is my favorite seasoning for most meats, and it's great on vegetables too. I always use it in my kitchen and, YES, It's that good!
Great on french fries !!
where at in zone 5 do you live? I see a lot of success with cool season veggies in that zone using a fabric tunnel. thanks for watching
@@bruceduncan1792 Bruce, I live in northeastern Nebraska, and we've already had several freezes here with a possibility of snow this coming weekend. ☃
Oh my, you certainly are challenged. If you're not familiar look into winter gardening using fabric tunnels. You place them over rows of cabbage and other cool weather crops where the fabric stays barely above the plants. I've seen people further north of you with the same weather or worse having much success this way. In some cases I've seen a tunnel over a tunnel. the air between tunnels is a good insulator. Its extra work I understand but it does provide a way if one is willing. @@greenthumbelina7331
This is such a great video....thank you guys! I'm in the UK but love watching your channel.....I've shared this video and I've even got some Lawry's in my Amazon basket! Grandmas are 100% the best cooks....I loved this xxx Thank you Grandmama Ruth and Bruce of course
well thank you nataliefala from across the pond. we appreciate you watching and hope your collards were good?
Love seeing Mr. Duncan on your videos again!!! He and Justin make a GREAT video team!!!
Thank you for the recipe, my homegrown collards turned out fantastic. Buffalo New York thanks you, go Bills!
I hear ya mr bills fan!! glad you liked greens. I love the bills but they have a way of teasing you and then letting down. hope they make it this year!!
Your garden looked spectacular!
thank you john. appreciate you watching
In🇭🇷Croatia we caled Raštika and is similar way of cooking,very healty greens,i like it very much🎉