Green beans new southern style
12 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
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3 | pounds | Green beans,fresh |
Salt | ||
Water | ||
6 | Bacon slices |
Directions
1. Wash beans, snip off ends. Drop into salted boiling water, reduce heat and cook until barely tender. Turn out into a colander and immediately rinse under cold water to stop cooking process. 2. Cook the bacon over low heat in a deep heavy pot until crisp.
Remove bacon, drain on paper toweling, and crumble. 3. Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat from pot. Wehn ready to serve, heat bacon fat, add beans, and fork-stir until heated. Stir in crumbled bacon and serve at once.