[playful music] You know, some people have no idea how to tackle a bundle of collards.
I'm gonna take these great big leaves, and I'm gonna put 'em in my hand, and I'm going to strip the leaf and start making myself a nice little pile of leaves.
Now, I'm not gonna throw these away.
We're gonna use 'em, but I'm gonna start with my leaves.
If I need great big pieces, I may leave these leaves just as they are.
But if I want smaller pieces, the first thing I'm gonna do is just cut 'em in half, fold it over, and make a little bit bigger stack.
And then I'm gonna roll it up, and just by rolling it up, all of those wayward leaves are gonna stop flapping around and be where I can keep control.
Now, here's the thing about collards.
They often grow in sandy soil.
You wanna get that grit off, so we're gonna wash them.
So I'm just gonna lightly agitate 'em with my fingers.
Look what is happening.
All of that grit is going to the bottom.
And you wanna lift out.
You don't wanna pull the plug and let all these clean collards sink back down in there, you wanna lift them up out off our water.
Now those stems that I saved, a lot of people throw them away, but you're thrown away flavor.
I give them a good look, and then take your stems, make a little bundle and just cut down from the top.
It's almost like chopping green onions or something, or asparagus.
Give them a little bit of time in the pool, and we got it, friends.
That's how you can quickly run through an entire bundle of collards.
It will work every time, I promise.
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