New Year's Day Part 1: The Greens

The nickname for collard greens in the south is apparently "cash money" and they're a traditional thing to kick off the new year with. This is less common in the midwest where I'm from, but that doesn't mean I can't get collard greens.

That's a lot of green.

Cooking the greens is multi-stage process. You wilt them, then add spices and chunk of smoked ham and lock everything in a pressure cooker for a bit. Then pull out the greens and give the ham another turn in the pressure cooker.

Greens & Ham

I flinched at the amount of salt in the recipe because I know pressure cookers concentrate flavors, so I cut it, but I should have cut the salt more. We ended up mixing them with rice to diffuse the salt a little.

Salty Greens & Ham

Difficultly Level: Medium
Will It Get Made Again? Probably not. I don't love greens & ham enough to make them a new years tradition in my house, though I'm sure I could make a less salty batch the 2nd time around.