Bacon and Brown Sugar-Braised Collard Greens

Cooking collard greens in a lightly sweetened braising liquid curbs their bitter bite. This Southern-inspired side dish is great with grilled pork chops and corn bread.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 2  bacon slices
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 2  cups  water
• 1  tablespoon  brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons  cider vinegar
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 1  (16-ounce) package prewashed torn collard greens

Preparation

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside. Add onion and garlic to drippings in pan; cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in crumbled bacon, 2 cups water, and next 4 ingredients (through pepper). Gradually add greens. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until tender.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

60 (42% from fat)

Fat:

2.8g (sat 0.9g,mono 1.2g,poly 0.4g)

Protein:

2.3g

Carbohydrate:

7.2g

Fiber:

2.4g

Cholesterol:

4mg

Iron:

0.2mg

Sodium:

208mg

Calcium:

90mg