Green Beans

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

The table

Stew these for an hour rather than blanching them for seven minutes. Green beans on this list are not meant to squeak, and the ones that do belong to somebody else's kitchen.
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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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

Before anything else

2render 8 min

3trim the stem ends off

4sweat 5 min

goes in with what step 2 made

5stew covered 55 min

goes in with what steps 3 and 4 made

6season at the end

goes in with what step 5 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 8 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
13 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 13 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 1 hr 20 min.

  1. trim the stem ends off

    not timedfrom the start

  2. render 8 min

    8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  3. sweat 5 min

    5 minneeds you(assumed)8 min in

  4. stew covered 55 min

    55 minwalk away13 min in

  5. season at the end

    not timed1 hr 8 min in

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You'll need Dutch oven

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>> 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.1: Stew these for an hour rather than blanching them for seven minutes. Green beans on this list are not meant to squeak, and the ones that do belong to somebody else's kitchen.
>> step.2: trim the stem ends off
>> step.3: render 8 min
>> step.4: sweat 5 min
>> step.5: stew covered 55 min
>> step.6: season at the end

Stew these for an hour rather than blanching them for seven minutes. Green beans on this list are not meant to squeak, and the ones that do belong to somebody else's kitchen.

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

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

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

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.