COLLARD GREENS

 COLLARD GREENS

INGREDIENTS: 2 POUNDS CHOPPED COLLARD GREENS, 6 SLICES BACON CHOPPED UP, 1/2 SLICED RED ONION, 8 CLOVES CHOPPED GARLIC, 3 TBS BROWN SUGAR, 3 TBS APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, 1 TSP SALT, 1 TBS PEPPER, 1 CAN WHITE BEANS, 2 CUPS OF WATER

SAUTE THE BACON IN A DUTCH OVEN UNTIL IT STARTS TO GET CRISPY, ADD THE GARLIC AND ONION AND COOK  FOR ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES, ADD THE GREENS, SUGAR, CIDER AND WATER. MIX THOROUGHLY ON HIGH. WHEN LIQUID GETS BOILING, REDUCE TO A SIMMER. COVER THE POT AND COOK FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. STIR OCCASIONALLY. AFTER ONE HOUR, ADD THE BEANS AND COOK ANOTHER FIFTEEN MINUTES.