Quick Cooked Collards with Apple and Pecans
 
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 bunch collards
  • 3 Tbsp margarine (or butter)
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • ½ cup pecans, coarsely chopped
  • 1 apple, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Remove tough stems from collard leaves and discard.
  2. Lay collard leaves out in a pile and then roll them up lengthwise.
  3. Slice the roll very thinly crosswise and then cut the slices at 90 degrees a couple times so the strands aren’t too long.
  5. Heat margarine in large skillet over medium high heat.
  6. Add brown sugar and pecans and stir 1 minute.
  7. Add apple and stir 2 minutes.
  8. Add garlic and stir 30 seconds.
  9. Add collards, sprinkle with ¼ tsp salt and cook stirring 2 minutes.
Notes
Servings size range depends on size of collard bunch. A small bunch will yield 4 servings.
Recipe by Savory Nature at http://savorynature.com/2015/10/28/quick-cooked-collards-with-apple-and-pecans/