Braised Collard Greens

A classic slow-cooked side dish from the South, these braised collard greens include diced pancetta for added meatiness.

Kale Greens in Coconut Milk from 'The Adobo Road Cookbook'

Kale salads and sauteed greens with chile flakes only go so far to satisfy my curious cravings, so I'm always looking for a new way to get my fix. Marvin Gapultos's recipe for Kale Greens in Coconut Milk is just the ticket: the greens are given a long-ish simmer in a potent mixture of thick coconut milk, shrimp paste, shrimp stock, and Thai chiles, emerging supple and succulent.

Korean-style collard greens side dish

Collard greens are not a familiar vegetable in Korean cuisine. However, since the vegetable is nutritious, healthy, and delicious, I wanted to use it in my cooking. First I tried to make kimchi with it, but it turned out too tough. Then I tried cooked collard greens at a BBQ restaurant in New...

Sam Sifton's Braised Collard Greens

I knew going into the recipe that the bacon and butter would taste great with the greens, but the beer was a total surprise. Its beer-ness dissipates during cooking, leaving only malty sweetness and just a hint of fermented grain to the greens. It was this extra level of complexity that made these greens my favorite side of the season.

Vegan Southern-Style Collard Greens With Mushrooms

You don't need meat for delicious collard greens. Good stock, some mushrooms, and a pinch of smoked paprika make for as satisfying a pot of collards as anyone could ask for.

Collard greens doenjang-bokkeum (Stir-fried collard greens with...

This Korean-inspired side dish stir-fries collard greens with Korean doenjang (fermented soybean paste) and dried anchovies. The result is savory, delicious, easy to make, and goes great with BBQ!

Smoked Turkey Braised Collard Greens

Smoked turkey replaces the more traditional choice of bacon in this rendition of braised collard greens. Nice and garlicky, the greens are spiced up with red chile flakes, with a bite of acidity from cider vinegar and lemon juice. And, since the turkey's pretty lean, we finish it off with some butter to give the pleasantly bitter, tender greens the rich, mouth-coating quality that pork belly typically provides.

Lamb-Stuffed Collards From 'The New Southern Table'

Unlike most Southern cookbooks, Brys Stephens's book, The New Southern Table, does not include a recipe for slow-cooked collard greens.

Savory Grits With Slow-Cooked Collard Greens From 'Afro-Vegan'

Give me a bowl of creamy grits and I'm a happy woman. Give me that same bowl of grits topped with slow-cooked greens and I'll swoon. So I didn't hesitate to try out Bryant Terry's recipe for savory grits with long-cooked collards in his new cookbook, Afro-Vegan.

Braised Collard Greens With Ham Hocks

A classic pot of braised collards has deep, smoky pork flavor and meltingly tender greens.