Country style green beans

[jcam222]

I'm always excited when the green beans start coming on. I can buy them so cheaply at the Mennonite stand that I don't grow them anymore. I paid $5 for a nice half bushel. I hate snapping them ask much as I love eating them. After what seemed like forever getting them ready into the 17" Lodge they go along with a few cups of double strength Minors chicken broth. I made up about 8 cups total as they will be cooked down repeatedly.

While those started to simmer it was time for the bacon and onions. One pound of bacon and about 1 1/2 candy onions.

Once the bacon was done and clean onions were tender into the beans they go.

Mixed in and cooked down repeatedly adding broth as needed for about an hour. I also added a good big pinch or two of coarse pepper and maybe 2t salt

I cook until I think the amount of liquid left is good for serving. Here they are off the stove and into storage.

I know this is a simple dish but it's one of my favs and one my food posse goes bananas for. Thanks for looking.

 

[gmc2003]

Heck of a good looking side dish Jeff - Bravo. We grew them for a couple of years, but like the snap peas. Very few of them made it into the house. Even Skidmark liked them raw.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[JLeonard]

Man, a slab of cornbread and I could make a meal just on those beans! Just like grandma did them.

Jim

 

[Brokenhandle]

Hard to beat fresh green beans ... yours look delicious!

Ryan

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Those look great, Jeff and that's how we like them. After shelling butter beans and blackeyed peas, snapping green beans was also something I hated doing...

 

[JLinza]

Looks delicious

 

[smokerjim]

That looks good

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Those should make some people happy.

 

[Hijack73]

That's how I like my green beans. Green beans that have just been kissed with hot water are not my cup o'tea.

I do my collard greens that way too.

 

[Ishi]

Green beans and bacon are made for each other!

 

[912smoker]

Now that's with a plate of cornbread is a meal in itself! Looks great Jeff!

Keith

 

[SmokinEdge]

Nice cook Jeff, Bacon and onion just to let them know you are cooking but magic happens when you cook green beans in with it. Excellent.

 

[Buckeyedude]

Sign me up for a pound here and a pound to go!

 

[Steve H]

Looks delicious! This is very close to the beans are family has been making for years.

Last nights chucky.

I had so much luck with my first chucky. That it was a given that I'd be doing it gain. First time using this rub. It was pretty good. Though, I've had better. Gave it a good rub. And let it sit overnight. Then in a pan with a can of beef broth. Into the smoker at 225 with hickory pellets...

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[radioguy]

Really like this time of year, fresh veggies. I like all type of green beans. These look great remind me of the ones you get with the blue plate special at a local diner. Points for sure!!