Southern Style Kale Greens Recipe @Christinesworldspice #recipe #viral #kale

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

smoked ham hock

🥗Healthier: turkey leg

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey leg offers a leaner option while bacon adds a smoky flavor.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable while still providing healthy fats.

Slice the kale, keeping the stems and cutting it into small pieces.

Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of vinegar on each layer of kale in the strainer to kill parasites and pesticides.

Rinse the kale in cold water, ensuring not to use warm water to preserve nutrients.

Add the rinsed kale to a bowl with vinegar, rinsing the bowl out before adding the clean greens.

Rinse the kale again in the strainer to remove impurities, using cold water.

Slice the country bacon into small pieces, about the size of a dime.

Add 3 cups of water to a pan and add the sliced bacon.

Break 4 garlic cloves in half and add them to the pan with the bacon and water.

Add the kale to the pan with the bacon and water, ensuring not to add too much water to avoid mushy greens.

Cover the pan with foil and cook on high or medium-high heat for 10 minutes, mixing the greens to ensure even cooking.

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