Southern Cooked Greens

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Bacon
3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	Julienned onions
		Salt - to taste
1		Cayenne pepper - or to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced shallots
1 tablespoon	15ml	Minced garlic
1		Dixie Beer - (12 oz)
1/4 cup	59ml	Rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Molasses
6 lbs	2724g / 96oz	Greens - cleaned, stemmed
		(such as mustard greens, collard greens,
		Turnip greens, kale, and/or spinach)

Recipe Instructions

In a large pot, render the bacon until crispy, about 5 minutes. Add the onions and cook for about 6 to 7 minutes or until the onions are wilted. Season the mixture with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne. Add the shallots and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.

Stir in the beer, vinegar, and molasses. Stir in the greens, a third at a time, pressing the greens down as they start to wilt. Cook the greens, uncovered for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Mound the greens in the center of the platter. Spoon the sauce over the top.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EM-1A55 broadcast 06-21-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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