Green Beans with New Potatoes 
Based on 2 reviews
Fresh green beans are always best and a little bacon never hurts.
Ingredients:
1/2 stick butter, sliced
1 onion, cut into slivers
12 small red potatoes
2-3 teaspoon Paula Deen’s House Seasoning
2 cup chicken broth plus more if needed
1/4 cup bacon grease
1/4 lb salt pork, sliced
3 lb fresh green beans
pepper, to taste
Directions
Remove the ends from the beans. Snap the beans in two, place into a colander, wash, and set aside to drain.
Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron Dutch oven, lightly brown the salt pork in the bacon grease over medium heat, turning often, for approximately 10 minutes. Toss the green beans into the pot, stirring them with a wooden spoon to coat well with the pork fat. Add the stock and House Seasoning. Cook over medium-low heat, covered tightly, for approximately 30 minutes, or until the beans are half done.
While the beans are cooking, peel a center strip from each new potato with a potato peeler. At the end of 30 minutes, add the potatoes 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 checking 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 continue to cook until the green beans are wilted, approximately 15 minutes. While cooking, add butter and season with pepper.
Recipe Courtesy Paula Deen
Servings: 8-10 servings
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hour 25 min
Difficulty: Easy
Show: Paula's Home Cooking/Paula Deen and Friends/November/December 2006 Cooking with Paula Deen
Ratings for this Entry:
Submitted on November 11, 2009
Now this is real old timey southern cooking at its best. You just have to have bacon grease and salt pork to make it authentic. Good job-brought back so many wonderful memories of Mom.
Submitted on June 6, 2009
These are the green beans and new potatoes I grew up on and loved. When I tried to make them as an adult, I never could get them to taste like I remembered and I realized that I had waited too long...the kin folks that had made them had passed on. Not only do these taste fantastic, but they brought back all those wonderful memories.
