Recipe - Bernards Southern Cooked Greens

1 Smoked ham hock
6 ounce Thickslab bacon (abt 5
slices); chopped
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
One half cup Chopped onion
1 tablespoon Chopped garlic
12 ounce Beer ; (1 bottle)
Tabasco sauce
Salt; to taste
Freshlyground black pepper;
to taste
Crushed red pepper
16 cup Looselypacked washed greens
(such as kale; collard,
mustard and beet)

In a large heavy pot sweat ham hock and bacon in oil over mediumlow
heat until bacon begins to render some fat. Add onions and garlic and
saute until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in beer and season
with Tabasco, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil
and stir in greens, a large handful at a time. When all greens are
added, reduce heat to simmering, cover and cook until greens are very
tender, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning before serving.
This recipe yields 4