How To Make Apple & Bacon-Braised Collard Greens with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Ginger-Turmeric Mashe

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. bacon, cut in small dice
• 3 lbs. red onions, cut in medium dice
• 1/4 cup chopped garlic
• 2 Tbs. kosher salt
• 2 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 3 cups cider vinegar
• 2 lbs. Honeycrisp apples, skin on, cored and cut in medium dice
• 1½ cups brown sugar
• 6 qts. chicken stock
• 6 lb. collard greens, ribs removed, washed well, and cut into one-inch slices
• 1/2 cup Texas Pete Hot Sauce, or to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 Tbs. lemon zest
• 1 Tbs. + 2 tsp. cracked black pepper
• 4 Tbs. kosher salt
• 5 lb. sweet potatoes, cut in one-inch-thick slices
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 Tbs. cracked black pepper
• 4 lbs. butternut squash
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1 tsp. ground turmeric
• 1½ cups heavy cream