Day 1 Crock Pot Collard Greens

DIRECTIONS

• Wash collard greens and remove stems. Place in crock pot on low.
• In a skillet, cook bacon pieces until crispy.
• Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper and cook until onions are translucent.
• Add the brown sugar and cook for about 1 minute more.
• Add the bacon / onion mixture to the crock pot.
• Pour in the beef stock.
• Add the ham hock.
• Cook on low for 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, remove the ham hock and shred the meat off the bone, adding it back to the crock pot.
• Keep cooking on low for another 3-4 hours and serve.
• This will not be bitter, so no vinegar or extra sugar is needed. If you aren't on a rotation diet and you can use other seasonings, I'd suggest using a teaspoon of Tony Cachere's in place of the salt.