Kitchen Express Pot Likker Soup

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound pork loin smoked boneless chopped
• 1 medium carrots diced
• 16 oz collard greens fresh washed and trimmed
• 8 servings cornbread croutons 
• 0.5 cup cooking wine dry white
• 1  garlic clove chopped
• 2 tablespoons ham soup base jarred
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper dried red crushed
• 14.5 oz vegetable broth canned
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 8 cups water 

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Saut pork, onion, and carrot in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes or until tender; add garlic, and cook 1 minute.
2. Add wine; cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until wine is reduced by half.
3. Stir in ham soup base, broth, water, and red pepper. Bring to a boil. Gradually stir in collards; reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until collards are tender.
4. Serve with Cornbread Croutons.