Go Back
Slow-Simmered Green Beans with Bacon
Melissa Hart

Slow-Simmered Green Beans with Bacon

These aren't crisp restaurant green beans, and that is the point. They cook until fully tender in bacon, onion and a small amount of broth. The beans should bend before they break but still look like beans, so start checking before the liquid is completely gone.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6 oz bacon cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 2 lbs fresh green beans trimmed
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Method
 

  1. Cook the bacon in a large pot over medium heat for 7 minutes until browned but not brittle.
  2. Add the onion and cook in the bacon fat for 5 minutes until translucent.
  3. Stir in the green beans, broth, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
  4. Cover partly and cook for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring twice, until the beans are tender and the broth has reduced to a few spoonfuls.
  5. Stir in the vinegar and cook uncovered for 2 minutes before serving.