Southern Cooked Greens | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 1 smoked ham hock simmered in water until tender, (optional)
• 12 ounces thick slab bacon, chopped (about 10 slices)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• Two 12-ounce bottles beer
• 1 tablespoon Tabasco, plus more to taste
• 1 tablespoon salt, plus more to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, plus more to taste
• 6 large bunches greens such as kale, collard or mustard or a mix, stemmed, washed and cut into 2-inch pieces