Southern Bacon Glazed Green Beans Recipes

SOUTHERN BACON-GLAZED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon and onions in Dutch oven or small stockpot on medium heat until bacon is crisp. Remove bacon mixture from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from pan.
• Add beans and broth to reserved drippings; mix well. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min. Add bacon mixture and all remaining ingredients; mix lightly. Return to boil; cook, uncovered, 7 to 9 min. or until beans are cooked to desired doneness, stirring occasionally.
• Use slotted spoon to transfer bean mixture to serving dish, reserving broth mixture in pan; cover beans to keep warm. Cook broth mixture 2 to 3 min. or until thickened to syrup-like consistency, stirring frequently. Pour over bean mixture.

SOUTHERN-STYLE GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or medium Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until it has rendered most of its fat and has begun to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the green beans and potatoes and enough water to just cover them. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, then cover the pan and simmer until the beans are very tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding more water if necessary to keep the beans covered. As the beans get close to being done they will become quite fragile, so take care when stirring.

BACON GLAZED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add beans, brown sugar and water. Stir gently; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until beans are cooked to your liking (crisp yet tender is ours). A grind of fresh ground black pepper just before serving works well, if desired.

QUICK-BRAISED GREENS AND BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Prepare the greens: Cut the tough stems out of the greens and discard. Stack the leaves, roll tightly crosswise and slice into 3/4-inch-wide ribbons. Transfer to a large bowl, cover with cold water and swish to remove grit. Transfer greens to a colander, cleaning them a second time if the water remaining in the bowl is visibly dirty.
• Cook 2 bacon slices in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium heat, turning occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer the cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Meanwhile, cut the remaining 2 bacon slices crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips.
• Add the 1/4-inch bacon strips to the hot bacon fat and cook, stirring, until the fat in the bacon strips starts to render, about 1 minute. Add the onion and a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until golden brown around the edges, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sage and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the stock, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer, 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium, add the greens, season with salt and pepper and stir until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Cover and cook until tender with a little bite, about 3 minutes.
• Uncover and add the beans and hot sauce. Stir until the beans are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among serving dishes and crumble the cooked bacon slices on top. Serve with more hot sauce.

BROWN SUGAR N' BACON GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon bacon drippings. Crumble bacon.
• Bring water to a boil in a skillet. Add brown sugar, vegetable seasoning, and bacon drippings to water; cook and stir until brown sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Add green beans and bacon to brown sugar mixture; season with salt. Reduce heat and simmer until green beans reach desired tenderness, about 10 minutes.

GLAZED GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add green beans, cover, and steam until bright green and tender, yet firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Drain in a colander.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
• Turn heat to medium and sauté garlic in the bacon grease until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Adjust heat, and add soy sauce, brandy, cream, and brown sugar. Cook until liquid starts to bubble and thicken, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Add green beans to sauce in skillet and stir to coat. Serve immediately and top with cooked bacon.

SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS & BACON

Steps:

• Slice bacon into 1 inch pieces, (easiest way is to cut with scissors).
• Put bacon into a large pot and begin to fry.
• While bacon is frying, coarsely chop onion.
• When bacon is about 1/2 way done, add onion and continue frying until bacon is semi crisp. (Do NOT drain grease).
• Drain green beans and dump into bacon and onions. Stir.
• Continue to cook for 30 minutes on medium, stirring occasionally.
• Serve.

QUICK GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until beans are crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes; drain. In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp and onion is tender, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes., Add beans to bacon mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.

CROCK POT SOUTHERN-STYLE BARBECUE GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels, crumble and set aside.
• Grease the inside of the slow cooker with some of the bacon drippengs.
• Add the onion to the skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Put the beans, crumbled bacon, and onion in the cooker. Pour over the barbecue suace, cover, and cook on Low until the beans are tender and glazed, 6 to 7 hours. Serve hot!