June is Soul Food Month! Here’s a recipe for collard greens from the soulfoodpot.com that combines traditional and soulful flavors with the ease and convenience of an Instant Pot.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (3 bundles) of collard greens
- 1 pre-cooked smoked turkey leg (optional)
- 1 cup of yellow onion, diced
- 2 cups of tomatoes, diced
- 4 cups of chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon of sriracha or hot sauce
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning or Cajun or Creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
Directions
- Clean the collard greens and cut off the stems.
- Then roughly chop the leaves in half through the midline and then into bite-sized pieces.
- Open the Instant Pot lid and add the wet ingredients (chicken stock, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, honey and hot sauce to the stainless-steel inner pot.
- Next, add the onion, tomatoes, garlic, Old Bay or Cajun seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper and stir to combine the ingredients.
- Finally, add the collard greens, followed by the cooked turkey leg.
- Press down to sink the greens as much as you can into the liquid broth.
- Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up—in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes.
- When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 15 minutes.
- To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to “venting” and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
- Serve the collard greens right away and enjoy!