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GREEN BEANS with NEW POTATOES




Source of Recipe


Aunt Betty






List of Ingredients



• 3 pounds fresh green beans
  
• 1/4 pounds salt pork, sliced
  
• 1/4 cup bacon grease
  
• 2 cups chicken broth, plus more if needed
  
• 12 small red potatoes
  
• 1 onion cut into slivers
  
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, sliced
  






Instructions



1. Remove the ends from the beans. Snap the beans in 2 to 3 pieces, place into a colander, wash and set aside to drain.
   
2. Meanwhile, in a large cast iron Dutch oven, lightly brown the salt pork in the bacon grease over meduim heat, turning often, for approximately 10 minutes. Toss the green beans into the pot stirring then with a wooden spoon to coat will with the pork fat. Add the broth and seasonings, cook over meduim-low heat, cover tightly for approximately 30 minutes, or until the beans are half done.
   
3. While the beans are cooking peel the new potatoes, at the end of 30 minutes add the poatoes and onion to the beans add 1/4 cup more broth, if needed cook covered tightly until the potatoes are tender approximately 25 to 30 minutes, periodically chicking the pot to make sure a small amount of liquid remains. When the potatoes are tender tilt the lid slightly off to the side of the pot and contiue to cook until the green beans are wilted approximately 15 minutes. While cooking, add the butter and season with pepper.