Cut back my tree collards today and tried them for the first time. Here they were steamed, tossed in olive oil and seasoned, topped with pecorino romano. Anybody got a good recipe?I’m going to try to heavily mulch them for the winter and take cuttings. I have two varieties purple and a tree collard from okios tree farm which purports to potentially have some cold hardiness. Will see how hardy next year. Anyone know the procedure to keep cuttings for next year, do they need to be refrigerated or just keep it growing through the winter like a house plant? #grownostr #foodstr #permaculture #permies #gardening
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Get a large stock pot. Cut bacon into thin strips and cook down. Leave grease in pot. Chop one large onion and six cloves of garlic and saute.
Strip that main stem out and just use the leaves Make sure you wash thoroughly
Next add homemade chicken stock and water while leaving everything in the pot. Add 2 to 3 lb of collard greens and simmer for 2 hours. You can also take and use a smoked turkey leg, ham hock, or just take some ham and rough chop or cubit brown it real quick in a skillet throw it in the pot and simmer a little longer.
Check your greens often soft is okay but a little bit of crunch is good.
The main thing you need is datil pepper vinegar to add to the pot. Save some in add a little bit to your greens after they're cooked.
Yum. Never grown tree collard. I make a brassica greens and noodle dish. Chop and stem greens with oil and garlic and salt. Cook for 5min. Mix with noodles. Serve and top with fresh lemon juice, bread crumbs, black pepper, and grated p. Romano.