Nina's Green Bean Stew

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs fresh green beans
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• water

Recipe

• 1 chop bacon into 1/2 inch pieces and fry until crispy. set grease aside.
• 2 in a pot add the green beans, cooked bacon, pepper, onions, and onion powder. cover with water (water should completely cover the green beans by about a half an inch.) bring to a rapid boil. cook on a medium heat, covered, for 10 minutes.
• 3 add potatoes and continue to cook on medium heat until potatoes and green beans are both fork tender. you may need to add some additinal water- you want the water to come to cover and come to the top of the green beans and potatoes.
• 4 make a roux by mixing the reserved bacon grease with the flour and adding the vinegar. if it is too thick, then add a few tablespoons of water until it is creamy (the consistency of thick pancake batter). slowly stir the roux into the pot until it is completely incorporated into the water.
• 5 cook over medium heat uncovered, stirring often, until the water/roux mixture has thickened to form a gravy like coating over the vegetables.
• 6 remove from heat. serve.