Boiled String Beans with Ham
1 bone from a smoked ham or 8 pig's tails 2 1/3 pounds fresh string beans 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon sugar 1. Put the ham bone in a 6-quart...
Ingredients
- 1bone from a smoked ham or
- 8pig's tails
- 21/3 pounds fresh string beans
- 1tablespoonsalt
- 1teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
- 1teaspoonsugar
- 1. put the ham bone in a 6-quart pot with enough water to fil
- 2. prepare the beans while the bone is simmering. snap the st
Directions
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1 bone from a smoked ham or 8 pig's tails 2 1/3 pounds fresh string beans 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoo
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Put the ham bone in a 6-quart pot with enough water to fill halfway
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Heat to boiling, lower the heat to a simmer, and cover
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Simmer 45 minutes
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Prepare the beans while the bone is simmering
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Snap the stem end from each bean and pull gently along the length of the bean to remove the string
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It may not be necessary to remove the string from very young beans.) Rinse the beans in a colander under cold running water
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Drain and add to the pot along with the salt, pepper, and sugar