Best Southern Soul Food Sides | Black Folks Soul Food Collard Greens Recipe

Step 1

Clean the collard greens and cut off the stems.

Step 2

Then roughly chop the leaves in half through the midline and then into bite-sized pieces.

Step 3

Open the Instant Pot lid and add the wet ingredients (chicken stock, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, honey, and hot sauce to the stainless-steel inner pot.

Step 4

Next, add the onion, tomatoes, garlic, Old Bay or Cajun seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and stir to combine the ingredients.

Step 5

Finally, add the collard greens, followed by the cooked turkey leg.

Step 6

Press down to sink the greens as much as you can into the liquid broth.

Step 7

Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up – in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes.

Step 8

When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 15 minutes.

Step 9

To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to ‘venting’ and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.

Step 10

Serve Black folks’ soul food collard greens right away and enjoy!