Green Beans Southern Style Recipe - Cooking Index
Green Beans Southern Style Recipe - Cooking Index
| 2 lbs | 908g / 32oz | Green beans - trimmed |
| Washed | ||
| 1 | White onion - chopped (large) | |
| 1 | Green - (bell) pepper, chopped | |
| 1/2 lb | 227g / 8oz | Sliced smoked bacon - cut into squares |
| Salt - (it won't need much) | ||
| And black pepper to taste | ||
| 6 | New potatoes - (about the (small) | |
| Golf balls) - ¥opt'l |
If the beans are very small and tender, leave them whole. Otherwise, cut in half lengthwise (known for some obscure reason as "Frenching"), and cut the individual beans into bite-sized lengths.
Place the beans, onion, pepper, bacon into a large stewing pot. Cover with water. Cover the pot, and cook on low heat until the beans are very tender (2-3 hours is about right -- these are NOT supposed to be crisp). About 30 minutes before serving, add the potatoes if used, and season to taste. Don't worry about overcooking the beans, you can't -- they're supposed to be a dull green and very tender :-) Serve the beans, along with a generous portion of the liquid, and the potatoes, if used. This may be used as an accompaniment for any Southern-style meal, or may serve, with cornbread or biscuits on the side, as a meal itself.
Source:
Hawkins Futura Cookbook - 1987 Supplement
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