Southern Style Collard Greens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sweet onions, finely chopped
2 smoked ham hocks
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 (32 ounce) containers chicken broth
3 (1 pound) packages collard greens, trimmed
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

Preparation

Combine onions, ham hocks, and garlic in a stockpot; add chicken broth. Cook mixture over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone, about 2 hours.
Stir collard greens, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper into the broth mixture; cook until greens have reached desired tenderness, about 2 more hours.