Garden Fresh Winter Collard Greens

Ingredients

• 1 diced onion
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon chicken bullion 
• sea salt to taste
• black pepper to taste
• 1 whole tomato
• 2 lbs greens chopped
• 1 whole jalapeno (optional)
• Olive oil (to saute herbs)
• Dash of baking soda

Instructions

1. Cut greens into 6-8" squares
2. Soak greens in room temperature salted water for several hours
3. Rinse well; hand crushing and tenderizing as you clean them
4. In a large deep pot, heat olive oi
5. Saute onion until tender then add garlic and cook an additional 2-3 minutes (do not burn garlic)
6. Add one cup chicken broth
7. Add seasoning (bullion, salt, pepper, baking soda)
8. Add greens (greens will wilt down as they cook)
9. Add remaining chicken broth
10. Bring to a boil for 15 minutes
11. Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 hours or until fork tender
12. While cooking, add more broth as needed

** if you grow your collard greens pick them after the first frost