Turnips And Collard Greens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ham hocks
7 c. water
1 bunch turnip greens
1 bunch collard greens
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 small whole red pepper
pepper sauce (optional)

Preparation

Combine ham hocks and water in a large Dutch oven.
Bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour or until meat is tender.
Cut turnips from greens.
Reserve for other uses.
Remove stems from turnip greens.
Wash turnips and collards.
Drain and tear into bite size pieces.
Add greens, salt, sugar and red pepper to ham hocks.
Bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until greens are tender.