Slow-cooked green beans
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | String Beans |
| 2 | Slabs Bacon cut through rind at 1/2\" intervals | |
| 4 | tablespoons | Bacon Fat Or Vegetable Oil |
| 1 | tablespoon | Red Wine Vinegar |
| 1 | Clove Garlic -- minced | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Oregano |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Savory |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| dash | Cayenne Pepper | |
Directions
Wash the beans and place on top of the bacon in a saucepan. Barely cover with water. Add the other ingredients, except the salt and cayenne pepper. Simmer, partially covered, at least 1 hr, until the liquid has almost evaporated. Add salt and cayenne pepper to tatse, stir, cover again, and simmer a few mins, until the water has completely evaporated. Serve the same or the following day.
Serves 6-8.
NOTES: From Mattie Hall and The Inn at Little Washington, VA.
Mattie is a direct descendant of George Washington's brother Charles.
Recipe By : An American Folklife Cookbook - ISBN 0-8052-3914-6 From: Dan Klepach Date: 05-15-95 (159) Fido: Cooking