Collard Gravy

The greens are up in the garden! I love collards and they go well with potatoes, so I modified a creamed collards recipe to simplify it. Turned out deliciously.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 quart

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 4  cups  collard greens, with the stem cut out then coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2  of an onion, chopped
• 3 -4  cups milk
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 1  teaspoon  chicken better than bouillon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1  egg

Directions

1. Melt the butter over low heat.
2. Saute collards and chopped onion until tender - 5 minutes.
3. Stir in flour and brown slightly.
4. Slowly add milk while stirring until your preferred consistency is reached. Make it a little thinner.
5. Stir in the bullion paste, garlic powder, and smoke flavoring.
6. Whip an egg well with a fork and mix it with 1/4 cup milk.
7. While stirring the bubbling gravy, slowly add the egg mixture.
8. continue to cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
9. serve over mashed potatoes.