Love & Best Dishes: Southern Green Beans Recipe | How to Cook Fresh Green Beans

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage can be more affordable.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while seasoned water can be a budget-friendly option.

Heat hog jowl in a skillet until browned.

Roughly chop 1 whole onion and add to the skillet with hog jowl.

Add garlic powder and onion powder to the skillet.

Stir in green beans to coat them in the hog jowl fat.

Add water to the skillet, ensuring not to drown the green beans.

Cover the skillet with a lid and add house seasoning and chicken base.

Cook for about 45 minutes total, checking occasionally.

After 15 minutes, crack the lid to allow some water to evaporate.

Prep mini potatoes by cutting them smaller to cook with the green beans.

Add mini potatoes to the skillet and cover with the lid again.

Check the green beans and potatoes for doneness, adding clarified butter on top before serving.

Season with kosher salt and let sit for a few minutes with the lid off to evaporate excess water.

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