This rich, rustic dish gets nice heat from a single habanero or scotch bonnet pepper. If you'd like an even hotter experience you can use 1 1/2 or, if you dare, 2 peppers instead. Remember to wear gloves when working with them.
Special Diets:
Ingredients
Method
Sprinkle ribs with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt.
Heat oil in a large pot over high heat.
Add half of the ribs and cook, turning frequently, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes.
Transfer ribs to a plate and repeat with the remaining ribs.
Pour off and discard all the oil from the bottom of the pot.
Return to heat, add onion and cook, stirring constantly, until browned, about 4 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine habanero and garlic in a blender with 3/4 cup water and blend until pureed.
Pour into pot and add vinegar, allspice and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Add collards a few handfuls at a time, stirring and allowing them to cook down, until all fit in the pot.
Return ribs to pot, lower heat, cover, and simmer until ribs are very tender and meat is almost falling off the bone, about 2 hours.
Transfer ribs to a platter and keep warm.
Use a slotted spoon to remove collards, leaving liquid in the pot, and add them to the platter with the ribs.
Pour liquid into a gravy separator or into a glass measuring cup and allow fat to rise to the top; pour off liquid from gravy separator or spoon fat from glass measuring cup.
Serve ribs and collards with juices poured over the top.
Nutritional Info
Serving Size
Calories
880
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Total Sugars
Protein
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