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Post by dewryce on Oct 21, 2017 2:00:20 GMT
if you have an air fryer, fresh green beans are really good cooked up in that after tossing with a little olive oil and some seasoning (a good one is sesame oil, soy sauce and some sort of hot pepper paste - I like gochujang) We don't and I bet DH would love a new toy LOL. |
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twinsmomfla99
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Oct 21, 2017 15:28:46 GMT
I'm not really sure what you mean by waxy, but I assume you're talking about fresh, not canned green beans. I find fresh green beans to sometimes have a lot of fibrous material in them, but I'm not sure why. I prefer my fresh green beans pickled and my canned green beans tender and sweet. This is probably not what you're going for but I love what I call "cafeteria green beans" which are a comfort food from my Southern childhood. I don't have a recipe, I just improvise with proportions. I take a bunch of thick cut bacon and saute in a stockpot, add however much onion feels like it goes with however many cans of of cut green beans (NOT French cut) you are using. Add onion to pot and saute with bacon, add green beans and a proportionate amount of chicken broth/stock. Salt and pepper to taste, but salt judiciously as I find the beans to be pretty salty already with the bacon and broth. Reduce heat, cover and cook until beans are mushy but not disintegrating. If you want less mush, just don't cook as long. This is pretty much the way I prepare them as well. We call them "country style green beans."  I do NOT like my green beans to be crisp at all, and I rarely order them in most restaurants because their fresh green beans are usually too underdone for me. I don't mind ordering them at Cracker Barrel or Bob Evans as they are usually country style. |
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Post by destined2bmom on Oct 21, 2017 16:21:15 GMT
Yes please. @peano, dh loves beans w/bacon. We do a similar recipe with fresh beans. We have a plant outside and we've noticed flowers, but the cold weather will kill it before we see any veggies. Southern Style Green Beans and Bacon (Using a Pressure Cooker) Pressure cooker, Side Dish, Vegetable Source Beckiswholelife.com INGREDIENTS 1.5 pounds fresh green beans, end removed, snapped in half and washed 3-4 slices of bacon cut into 1 inch pieces ⅓ cup diced onion salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste ½ cup water] DIRECTIONS Cook bacon in the bottom of the pressure cooker. Towards the end of cooking the bacon add the onions and sauté for another minute or so. Add green beans and toss with the bacon so that the beans are lightly coated with some of the bacon grease. Add water. Cook beans for 4 minutes under pressure according to your pressure cooker directions. Season to taste. Sent from Paprika Recipe Manager Sent from my iPad if I don't have a IP, can I do this recipe in the crockpot and how long do you think I should do it for? |
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Post by elaine on Oct 21, 2017 16:52:15 GMT
Southern Style Green Beans and Bacon (Using a Pressure Cooker) Pressure cooker, Side Dish, Vegetable Source Beckiswholelife.com INGREDIENTS 1.5 pounds fresh green beans, end removed, snapped in half and washed 3-4 slices of bacon cut into 1 inch pieces ⅓ cup diced onion salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste ½ cup water] DIRECTIONS Cook bacon in the bottom of the pressure cooker. Towards the end of cooking the bacon add the onions and sauté for another minute or so. Add green beans and toss with the bacon so that the beans are lightly coated with some of the bacon grease. Add water. Cook beans for 4 minutes under pressure according to your pressure cooker directions. Season to taste. Sent from Paprika Recipe Manager Sent from my iPad if I don't have a IP, can I do this recipe in the crockpot and how long do you think I should do it for? Sure! I’d probably cook it for 4-6 hours on low if you want your beans soft. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 21, 2017 21:31:47 GMT
I like my green beans kind of crunchy. Typically I throw them in the iron skillet with a bit of butter, salt and garlic and cook them until I am happy with them. But I am also kind of lazy and it is pretty easy as all I have to do is push them around a little bit in the skillet.  |
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Oct 22, 2017 3:25:12 GMT
I don't know if this would help your problem, but Amazon does sell bean frenchers to cut them that style, since you mentioned you like them that way.
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Post by dewryce on Oct 22, 2017 3:44:29 GMT
I don't know if this would help your problem, but Amazon does sell bean frenchers to cut them that style, since you mentioned you like them that way. Wow, they really do sell everything! So I guess French cut is both a style and a type of green bean? |
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