Southern Green Beans And New Potatoes With Ham Recipe 465

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or medium Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until it has rendered most of its fat and has begun to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the green beans and potatoes and enough water to just cover them. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, then cover the pan and simmer until the beans are very tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding more water if necessary to keep the beans covered. As the beans get close to being done they will become quite fragile, so take care when stirring.

Steps:

• Place ham hocks or shanks in water enough to cover & let simmer a good 2 hours. Remove ham & set aside to cool. Reserve broth. When cool enough to handle, cut into chunks. In a large heavy stock pot, melt butter on medium high. Add onions and garlic and ham. Cook until onions and garlic are tender and meat has browned a bit. Turn down the heat to medium and add green beans, chicken broth and 3 cans full of the broth from the cooked ham hocks. Just cover the beans with the liquid. If you need a bit more water, add it. Cover and cook beans for about an hour. Add, sugar, salt and pepper and stir well. Add potatoes and cook covered for another 25 to 35 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender. Remove lid for the last 10 minutes of cook time. Check and re-season if necessary. Crock pot method: place all in the pot & cook on low all day! Before serving remove the ham & cut into pieces & stir back into the beans & potatoes!

Steps:

• Place ham steak, potatoes, green beans, onion, and butter in a large pot with just enough water to cover. Season with salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large pot, fill with enough water to just cover ham hocks and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 45 minutes. Add beans and sugar and continue cooking another 25 minutes. Add potatoes and salt and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes more. Remove hocks from pot and remove meat from the bone. Add meat back to the pot, add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.

Steps:

• Place ham hock and bacon in large Dutch oven pot or soup pot; cover with water.
• Bring to a rapid boil.
• Turn burner to medium to medium-high and let it come to a medium boil.
• Add the sliced onion.
• Let this cook while you wash and snap your beans (about an hour or more).
• Wash beans, cut off ends and break in half.
• Add beans, salt, sugar, garlic, pepper and parsley to the ham hocks.
• Let it come to a boil, then turn burner to medium, to medium-low.
• Let it slow boil for about an hour or more or less, depending on how well you like your beans cooked.
• About 15-20 minutes before done, add your potatoes.
• Boil until tender.

Steps:

• I cook this in a crockpot all day, but may be cooked in a dutch oven on the stove, also.
• Add all the ingredients and cover, cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• If cooking on the stove you may need more broth, but the crockpot makes broth as it cooks, so you shouldn't need any more.
• Use your own judgement on the amount of broth.
• Serve with fresh, sliced tomatoes and corn bread for a great Southern meal.

Steps:

• In pot cover green beans with water and boil till tender with potatoes and bacon (or ham hock); drain.
• Add your favorite seasoning (I like butter, salt, and pepper).
• Remember ham hocks take a little longer than green beans, so if you use a ham hock, boil it first till tender then add the rest and cook. I personally never use ham hock due to fat content--I usually just use the bacon strips. I only listed it here as it was in the old south recipe.