Potlikker Soup

Name: Potlikker Soup
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 cups refrigerated prechopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped carrot; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 (1-pound) ham hock; 4 (1-pound) packages fresh collard greens, cleaned, trimmed, and chopped; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 1 (32-oz.) container chicken broth

10 ingredients

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups refrigerated prechopped onion
1/2 cup chopped carrot
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (1-pound) ham hock
4 (1-pound) packages fresh collard greens, cleaned, trimmed, and chopped
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 (32-oz.) container chicken broth

Directions

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Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and carrot, and saute 4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Place vegetables, 4 cups water, ham hock, and remaining ingredients in a 5- to 6-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on High 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook 5 hours or until ham falls off the bone. Remove ham hock from slow cooker. Remove ham from bone, discarding bone. Chop ham, and stir into soup.