How to Make Southern Green Beans

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 nitrate-free bacon slices,

  diced
• 1 medium yellow onion,

  diced
• 2 cloves garlic,

  minced
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ground black pepper

  to taste
• 1 ½ lbs fresh green beans,

  de-stemmed and sliced into 1 ½-in. pieces
• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth,

  plus more as needed
• sea salt,

  as needed to taste

Instructions

• 1 In a deep stock pot [https://amzn.to/39mn3lY?tag=wwwasweetpeac-20] or large
  skillet [https://amzn.to/3wiebXu?tag=wwwasweetpeac-20], cook the bacon over
  medium-high heat until crispy. Remove bacon and set aside. Reserve drippings and
  keep heating over medium-high heat.
• 2 Add the onion and cook until tender, about 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  Add the garlic, cayenne, and black pepper, and cook for an additional minute.
• 3 Add the green beans and cooked bacon and stir to combine. Add enough chicken
  stock to just cover the green beans. 
• 4 Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer and cook, covered, 40-50 minutes,
  depending on preferred level of tenderness. Check flavor again and season to
  taste as needed. The longer you cook them, the more tender they’ll be.
• 5 Remove from heat and serve hot.

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