Green Beans

also called string beans · snap beans · pole beans · green beans with pork · southern green beans

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Green Beans: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
Stew these for an hour rather than blanching them seven minutes. They are not meant to squeak.
4 oz(115 g; diced)salt porkrender 8 minsweat 5 minstew covered 55 minseason at the end
1 medium(diced)yellow onion
2 lb(900 g)green beanstrim the stem ends off
1 qt(950 mL)ham hock stock
1 tspblack pepper
1 tspkosher salt
1 tspcider vinegar
Drain nothing off. The liquid in the pot is half of what the side is it goes into the bowl with the beans
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2render 8 min

3trim the stem ends off

4sweat 5 min

goes in with what step 2 made

5stew covered 55 min

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6season at the end

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at least 1 hr 8 min2 of 5 steps give no time
Needs you
about 13 min
  1. trim the stem ends off

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  2. render 8 min

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  3. sweat 5 min

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  4. stew covered 55 min

    55 minwalk away13 min in

  5. season at the end

    not timed1 hr 8 min in

You'll need Dutch oven

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See how it is written
>> title: Green Beans
>> category: Vegetables & Sides
>> tags: green beans, pork, southern, stew, side
>> counters: Meat and Three
>> aka: string beans, snap beans, pole beans, green beans with pork, southern green beans
>> servings: 8
>> time: 1 hr 20 min
>> pairs-with: ham-hock-stock, skillet-cornbread, fried-chicken, meatloaf

>> step: Stew these for an hour rather than blanching them seven minutes. They are not meant to squeak.
Stew these for an hour rather than blanching them for seven minutes.

>> step: trim the stem ends off
Trim @green beans{2%lb}(900 g), snapping the stem ends off and leaving them whole.

>> step: render 8 min
Render @salt pork{4%oz}(115 g; diced) in a #Dutch oven{} for ~render{8%min}.

>> step: sweat 5 min
Sweat @&(~1)salt pork{} with @yellow onion{1%medium}(diced) for ~sweat{5%min}.

>> step: stew covered 55 min
Stew @&(~1)pork base{}, @&(~3)trimmed beans{} covered with @ham hock stock{1%qt}(950 mL), @black pepper{1%tsp} for ~stew{55%min}.

>> step: season at the end
Season @&(~1)beans{} with @kosher salt{1%tsp}, @cider vinegar{1%tsp}.

Drain nothing off. The liquid in the pot is half of what the side is, and it goes into the bowl with the beans.