Blewish Chicken Soup and Collard Greens
Contributed by TaRessa Stovall
This recipe makes a big pot of soup!
Ingredients
Ingredients for the collard greens:
1 or 2 bunches of collard greens (organic if possible), rinsed thoroughly
Enough chicken stock to cover the greens
Salt
Pepper
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Ingredients for the Chicken Soup:
1 whole soup chicken
1 large yellow onion, diced
6 garlic cloves, diced
2 to 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced into ¼ in discs
3 to 4 stalks celery (including tops) washed and sliced fine
Oil for sauteing vegetables
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Chop the greens and put them in a large stock pot.
Step 2
Cover with chicken stock and season well with salt, pepper, onion and garlic powders.
Step 3
While greens are cooking, in a second stock pot saute the onions and garlic until they are golden.
Step 4
Add the chicken to the pot and cover with water.
Step 5
Bring to a boil then cover the pot and reduce to a simmer for one hour / until the chicken is tender.
Step 6
Remove the chicken from the pot and let cool
Step 7
Take the chicken off the bones and return the meat to the stock pot it cooked in.
Step 8
Add the cooked collard greens to the pot.
Step 9
Add the other vegetables and season to your taste.
Step 10
Let simmer for one hour.
Step 11
Taste to adjust seasoning.
Step 12
Serve & enjoy
