Southern Style Greens

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs beet leaves
• 2 slices thick-cut bacon
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 wash greens in sink of cold water.
• 2 drain greens, wash a second time.
• 3 drain greens and remove any heavy stems.
• 4 tear leaves into bite-size pieces.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 in 6-quart dutch oven, cook bacon until lightly browned.
• 7 add onions, cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions soften and start to brown.
• 8 stir in garlic.
• 9 add water to hot pan, stirring to loosen any particles from bottom of pan.
• 10 stir in sugar and red pepper.
• 11 continue cooking until mixture boils.
• 12 add greens to boiling water mixture; reduce heat.
• 13 cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 14 stir in vinegar.
• 15 continue cooking additional 5 minutes or until desired tenderness.
• 16 cut into bite-size pieces before serving.
• 17 serve with chopped tomatoes, green onion and additional vinegar, if desired.