Country Green Beans

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 lbs fresh green beans
• 1 lb sliced bacon
• 1 large vidalia onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the ends off of the green beans (or snap them like the old folks did and remove the string).
• 2 wash and drain the beans.
• 3 cut the bacon into small cubes, and set it aside with the onion and garlic, until ready to use.
• 4 bring the large pot of salted water to a boil ( about 2 tablespoons salt to 1 ½ gallons of water).
• 5 add the beans and the lemon juice.
• 6 let this boil gently for 7 to 10 minutes, until the beans are tender.
• 7 drain the beans, reserving about 2 cups of the cooking water.
• 8 in a large sauté pan, cook the bacon.
• 9 then add the onion and garlic sauté for 7 to 10 minutes over low heat.
• 10 add the beans and the reserved water to the bacon mixture.
• 11 add the butter, season with salt and pepper, and cover.
• 12 simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
• 13 serve.