Canned Collards Shouldn't be so Good, but...

Boshizzle · 01-25-2013, 02:12 PM

These collards shouldn't be so tasty! I had to do a late lunch today. So, I poked around the pantry to see what I had and spotted this can of collard greens. I've been watching my diet lately so I thought I'd go for them but I decided to gussy them up a little.

I added about 1 1/2 tsp of bacon fat to a saucepan, added about 1/2 of a chopped medium sized onion along with a pinch of granulated garlic, a pinch of salt, and about 1/2 tsp of black pepper. I let the onions cook for a little while and then added the can of collards.

When everything was hot, I put some in a bowl and gave it a splash of Texas Pete. Wow, these things were surprisingly good!

landarc · 01-25-2013, 02:15 PM

Maybe collards are one of those foods that takes well to canning. They take a long time to cook, so that might be the thing

smokainmuskoka · 01-25-2013, 02:28 PM

I love collards, but often by the time the fresh ones reach Canada they look like they've been in a rumble.
Enjoy!

landarc · 01-25-2013, 02:34 PM

You could grow your own collards

Oldbob · 01-25-2013, 02:39 PM

I Love collards...I will have to try that...Thanks !!

hogzgonewild · 01-25-2013, 02:42 PM

I love the canned Collards! I have been known to eat a whole can for a meal!

gtr · 01-25-2013, 02:51 PM

I haven't tried canned collards, but I made an awesome batch last week w/country ham hocks. I was considering mainlining the pot likker.

SmokyWoodturner · 01-25-2013, 03:17 PM

Love 'em but Haven't had good luck with the canned. What brand did you have. Will give them a try.

Harbormaster · 01-25-2013, 03:17 PM

I get "Glory" brand canned collard greens at Wal-Mart. Love 'em. Heat 'em and eat 'em right out of the can.

Good stuff, Maynard!

Mdboatbum · 01-25-2013, 03:21 PM

I've only tried one kind, I can never remember the brand name but they're called Southern style seasoned collards, or something like that. They're awesome! I think it must be the fact that they take forever to cook that they can survive the canning process. I like them nearly as well as fresh, and it's sure a whole lot easier. There is a ton of sodium in them though, if you're watching that sort of thing.

Mdboatbum · 01-25-2013, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Harbormaster

I get "Glory" brand canned collard greens at Wal-Mart. Love 'em. Heat 'em and eat 'em right out of the can.

Good stuff, Maynard!

That's the one!! Thank you for posting this just as I was trying to remember the brand.

Boshizzle · 01-25-2013, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokyWoodturner

Love 'em but Haven't had good luck with the canned. What brand did you have. Will give them a try.

Mine were a local supermarket brand (Food Lion). Walmart has some pretty good canned collards too. They used to cost about .25 cents per can. I don't know what they are going for nowadays as I try to stay away from Walmart. I hate going into those stores for some reason.

Boshizzle · 01-25-2013, 05:04 PM

My Dad plants turnip greens and Siberian kale every fall. He has a big patch of it growing now. The fresh stuff is good but takes a while to cook, as other have pointed out, except for the SK. That stuff cooks pretty quickly and is quite tasty cooked with smoked pork.

jrn · 01-25-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Harbormaster

I get "Glory" brand canned collard greens at Wal-Mart. Love 'em. Heat 'em and eat 'em right out of the can.

Good stuff, Maynard!

The glory brand collards are my favorite too!

jrn · 01-25-2013, 05:20 PM

Boshizzle - you didn't put a bit of shack sauce in them? I'm shocked!

01-25-2013, 02:12 PM	#1
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Canned Collards Shouldn't be so Good, but... These collards shouldn't be so tasty! I had to do a late lunch today. So, I poked around the pantry to see what I had and spotted this can of collard greens. I've been watching my diet lately so I thought I'd go for them but I decided to gussy them up a little. I added about 1 1/2 tsp of bacon fat to a saucepan, added about 1/2 of a chopped medium sized onion along with a pinch of granulated garlic, a pinch of salt, and about 1/2 tsp of black pepper. I let the onions cook for a little while and then added the can of collards. When everything was hot, I put some in a bowl and gave it a splash of Texas Pete. Wow, these things were surprisingly good! __________________ Jambo Pit - UDS - Lang 60 (Sold) 18.5" & 22.5" Weber Kettles - Smokey Joe and Mini-WSM - Bubba Keg - #2 La Caja China Chargriller Outlaw Impeccably Accurate BLACK & RED Thermapens KCBS CBJ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

01-25-2013, 02:15 PM	#2
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe collards are one of those foods that takes well to canning. They take a long time to cook, so that might be the thing __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

01-25-2013, 02:34 PM	#4
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You could grow your own collards __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

01-25-2013, 02:39 PM	#5
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01-25-2013, 02:51 PM	#7
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I haven't tried canned collards, but I made an awesome batch last week w/country ham hocks. I was considering mainlining the pot likker. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?

01-25-2013, 02:28 PM	#3
smokainmuskoka Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-30-11 Location: Huntsville, Ontario, Canada Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love collards, but often by the time the fresh ones reach Canada they look like they've been in a rumble. Enjoy!

01-25-2013, 02:42 PM	#6
hogzgonewild Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-26-11 Location: Douglasville, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love the canned Collards! I have been known to eat a whole can for a meal!

01-25-2013, 03:17 PM	#8
SmokyWoodturner Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-25-12 Location: Pikeville, Tennessee Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Love 'em but Haven't had good luck with the canned. What brand did you have. Will give them a try.

01-25-2013, 03:17 PM	#9
Harbormaster Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-06 Location: Wyocena, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get "Glory" brand canned collard greens at Wal-Mart. Love 'em. Heat 'em and eat 'em right out of the can. Good stuff, Maynard! __________________ Clark My Boys: Joseph (EI); Andrew (EE); Daniel (EE) My Toys: 10 WSMs (B, C, DH, DA, EZ, DZ, EO, DU, DR, EE/DU mutt); Brinkman Cimmaron; Chuckwagon Cooker; 22.5" OTG (DT); Two 22.5" Bar-B-Kettles; One 18.5" Bar-B-Kettle; Smokey Joes (A, K); Genesis Silver C (DU); 3 WGAs (EZ, DE, N); 3 SJPs (DT, DU, DR). "For when democracy becomes tyranny, those of us with rifles still get to vote"

01-25-2013, 03:21 PM	#10
Mdboatbum Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-07-12 Location: Washington, DC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've only tried one kind, I can never remember the brand name but they're called Southern style seasoned collards, or something like that. They're awesome! I think it must be the fact that they take forever to cook that they can survive the canning process. I like them nearly as well as fresh, and it's sure a whole lot easier. There is a ton of sodium in them though, if you're watching that sort of thing.

01-25-2013, 05:04 PM	#13
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My Dad plants turnip greens and Siberian kale every fall. He has a big patch of it growing now. The fresh stuff is good but takes a while to cook, as other have pointed out, except for the SK. That stuff cooks pretty quickly and is quite tasty cooked with smoked pork. __________________ Jambo Pit - UDS - Lang 60 (Sold) 18.5" & 22.5" Weber Kettles - Smokey Joe and Mini-WSM - Bubba Keg - #2 La Caja China Chargriller Outlaw Impeccably Accurate BLACK & RED Thermapens KCBS CBJ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

01-25-2013, 05:20 PM	#15
jrn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-30-12 Location: Quitman, Ms Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Boshizzle - you didn't put a bit of shack sauce in them? I'm shocked! __________________ UDS, mini wsm