Bacon-Braised Green Beans

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2009

We wanted that same deep, sweet, smoky pork flavor of Southern-style green beans in minutes, not hours.

SERVES 8

TIME 50 minutes

Bacon-Braised Green Beans

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For faster Bacon-Braised Green Beans, we swapped out ham hock, which wouldn’t give up its flavor in the shorter cooking time, with smoky, thick-cut bacon. After crisping the bacon, we sautéed onion in the drippings before adding the beans a...

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