Keyword: Charleston, collard greens, instant pot, instant pot collard greens, leftover holiday ham recipes, lowcountry recipes, new years day recipes, southern collards, southern recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 25 minutesminutes
Total Time: 35 minutesminutes
Servings: 8People
Calories:
Author: Amber
Instant Pot Collard Greens served with Hoppin’ John and Garlic Herb Roasted Pork Loin are Lowcountry staples and are a must have on New Year’s Day!
Set Instant Pot to sauté (HIGH) and add the bacon grease when the display reads hot. Add the onion and cook until slightly brown and tender, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. About 5-6 minutes.
Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant. About 1 minute. Then toss the ham in the pot and saute for another 1-2 minutes.
Deglaze the pan by slowly pouring in the chicken stock and scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan.
Stir in vinegar, salt and pepper then add in the collards, pushing them down into the liquid with your spoon to make sure they’re all covered. Add additional chicken stock to the pan, as needed, to cover the collard greens.
Turn off saute, lock the lid into place and set the valve to sealing. Set the instant pot to high pressure/manual and set the timer for 25 minutes. Press start.
Once cooked, naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes then manually release the steam and remove the lid.
Serve your Instant Pot Collard Greens on New Year’s Day w/ Garlic Herb Roasted Pork Loin and Hoppin’ John or with a thick slice of buttery cornbread any other time of year!
Notes
How much is a bunch? This recipe calls for 2 bunches of collard greens. This is usually just under 2 lbs and they usually come bundled together like this at the grocery store. After removing the stems, you'll roughly have 1-1.5 lbs of collard greens.