Savory pole beans (moravian)
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | Fresh pole beans |
| 1 | small | Clove garlic |
| ¼ | cup | Cooking oil |
| 1 | cup | Chopped green pepper |
| 6 | slices | Onion |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | To 1-1/2 ts dried whole basil |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Boiling water |
| ¼ | cup | Parmesan cheese; grated |
Directions
Remove strings from beans; cut beans into 1-inch pieces, and wash.
Saute garlic in hot oil until tender; remove and discard. Add green pepper and onion to hot oil, and saute about 3 minutes over low heat or until tender. Add salt, basil, sugar, and water. Cover, and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until beans are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.
"Moravian Dinner" (North Carolina) _Company's Coming!_ Cookbook Southern Living/Southern Heritage 1983 Oxmoor House ISBN 0-8487-0603-X Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 08-31-95