Sweet And Sour Green Beans
This is one of those recipes that was told to me over the phone, beginning with “You fry you up some bacon…”. Now in my experience, any recipe that begins with those instructions is gonna be good. I’ve never actually written this one down until now and I’ve never seen it written down so the way I cook it may vary slightly from the way my sister in law makes it, who is the person that gave me the recipe to begin with, but I can guarantee that its good regardless. To add a bit of humor here, the original person this recipe came from is a vegetarian. A vegetarian who cooks with bacon. Now that’s MY kind of Vegetarian!!!
This is the only way I will eat green beans that aren’t fresh from the garden. I haven’t bought canned green beans in close to ten years, I can’t even be bothered with those mooshy things. If you can’t have garden fresh green beans, frozen green beans cooked this way are the way to go! They are absolutely delicious. Don’t go thinking the vinegar makes them really sour, either. In this recipe, it just gives them an extra boost of flavor and is the perfect compliment to the bacon and onions.
Soon as I get this post up, I’m hitting the ground running to get Katy to her ballet recital rehearsal. I have company coming in this afternoon for that and the house is a mess so it’s gonna be one of those days! I hope y’all have a good one and if I haven’t responded to your email, I am going to do my best to get to it this afternoon if I have time. If not, I should be able to get caught up tomorrow!
I like french cut green beans but you can use whichever type you prefer. You’ll need those, a little sugar, a little white vinegar, an onion, some bacon, and a little sugar.
Exact amounts are below. 
Chop up your onion.
Remember that cajun cooking guy who used to say ON-yon? Loved that guy.
Place your onion in a large skillet. I’m using my cast iron skillet for this one.
A reader asked me in an email (which I haven’t answered yet but hope to this afternoon if I have time before my company gets here and we have to go to Katy’s recital) if you can use cast iron skillets on glass stop stoves. You sure can! Just be careful because with it being so heavy, it would be a lot easier to break the glass top with.
Trust me, if that can happen, I’ll do it eventually.
I like to cut my bacon into pieces before I cook it for this. I just take my kitchen shears and cut it into one inch segments. Kitchen shears are one of the most versatile tools you can have in your kitchen. I have several pairs. Just use them for whatever and plop them in the dishwasher!
You’ll end up with this. This is half a package of bacon and 1/2 an onion.
The bacon pieces are easy to separate as it gets hot and begins to cook. You want to cook this over medium to medium high heat until your bacon is done, stirring frequently to prevent the onions from burning.
Like so. See all of that bacon grease in there? I got a plan for it. You see…these poor beans of ours…
Theys sophisticated beans .
Bless their hearts. No green bean dreams of growing up and being sophisticated.
Nothing brings a snobby bean back down to earth so it can enjoy the good life like a little bacon grease.
I feel pretty sure this would work for snobby people too. Know any snooty folks in your neck of the woods? Invite ‘em over, cook ‘em up a mess of something in bacon grease, and see if they don’t leave happier and humbler.
It brings out the best in folks – and beans.
When you bacon and onions are done, remove them to a plate.
This is a Corelle plate in “Snowflake Blue”. Sometimes it is called “Blue Garland”. This is the pattern of dishes my grandmother had when we were little.
Whenever I see these plates I think about “fancy food” like Kentucky Fried Chicken. We couldn’t ever afford it when we were little but often when we went to eat at my Grandmother’s house they would go get KFC chicken and then make homemade mashed potatoes and fried corn to go with it and we’d eat it off of these plates. I always sat beside my great grandmother, Lela, at the big old table in my grandmother’s kitchen. You can see a pic of Lela on this post.
I sure do miss Lela and Grandaddy.
Toss your sophisticated beans in the hot skillet with your bacon grease.
When I did this, I swear those beans let out the biggest sigh of satisfaction.
Stir those often and continue cooking over medium heat until they get a bit tender.
This is where Southerners differ. Tradition deems that we cook the living mess out of our vegetables but I like my beans to have a little bit of life left in them so I stop cooking while there is still a bit of crunch.
Regardless of which side of the fence you sit on, when they get to your desired tenderness, add about two tablespoons of vinegar and two tablespoons of sugar. Stir that in.
Add your bacon and onions back in.
Stir that up a bit.
Salt and pepper to taste.
I always start with 1/2 tsp or so of each.
We’re going to be serving this in a Pyrex bowl in the “Friendship” pattern. This bowl came from my grandmother and I absolutely love this pattern! I have tried to purchase more of it on Ebay but I seem slightly cursed.
The last time I purchased a set of three mini friendship casseroles. I paid far more than I normally would because I really wanted them and they all came with lids. When I received them, however, The casserole dishes hadn’t been packed all that well and were in shatters, with only the lids surviving. ~laughs~ Might as well laugh coz crying wouldn’t help! I contacted the seller and she refunded me eight dollars of the almost sixty I had paid for them (I told you I bid too much!) but I was still out basically fifty bucks and had three lids to show for it. I’ve been skittish about ordering this pattern ever since.
It’s not that I’m superstitious, I just think some things aren’t meant to be gotten the easy way. So now I’m searching high and low at antique shops. So far I haven’t run across a single thing in this pattern though! Thrill of the hunt I suppose.
Hint: When purchasing on Ebay, if it is something expensive and breakable, I now email the seller and offer to pay an additional three to five dollars to help them package it carefully. This lets them know that you are concerned and helps them to pay special attention to your package. They are also motivated to buy better packing materials since you are paying them to do so (packing can get expensive!). Getting postal insurance has never helped me with this as every time I’ve had a problem the post office just blames it on packaging and says it isn’t their fault and therefore the damage isn’t covered.
So my best bet is to send a nice email, thanking the seller and offering more money. Every time I have done this they have been very appreciative!
Sweet and Sour Green Beans
Guaranteed to please!
Sweet And Sour Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1/2 package bacon (6 or 7 slices)
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 32 ounces french style green beans (or other green beans)
- 2 T vinegar
- 2 T sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut bacon into one inch segments. Place bacon and onions in skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned, stirring often. Remove to plate. Add beans to bacon grease and continue cooking over medium heat until they are to desired tenderness. Add vinegar and sugar. Stir. Add bacon and onions back and let simmer a few minutes, stirring often. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve warm. Tell friends about Southern Plate so they can get the recipe, too! ~winks~
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Ingredients
- 1/2 package bacon (6 or 7 slices)
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 32 ounces french style green beans (or other green beans)
- 2 T vinegar
- 2 T sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut bacon into one inch segments. Place bacon and onions in skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned, stirring often. Remove to plate. Add beans to bacon grease and continue cooking over medium heat until they are to desired tenderness. Add vinegar and sugar. Stir. Add bacon and onions back and let simmer a few minutes, stirring often. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve warm. Tell friends about Southern Plate so they can get the recipe, too! ~winks~
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on Jun 11 2009. Filed under Side Dishes.
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WoooooooHoooooooooo!! I’m first in line to comment, cuz I got up “early” and I be cking emails. Tell Princess Katy to “break a leg” then explain….it dont really mean whut it sounds like ;-} Good luck with your company too.
Fresh green beans, flavored deliciously with bacon………sounds like a side to southern meal on a summer day to me, and economical too. Thanks as always for this awesome website……Christy rocks the house.
Thank you for always supporting me and being such a great cheerleader and even better friend.
Love ya
Christy
P.S. Katy did great at her rehearsal this morning. I think we have us a stage ham on our hands. No surprise, huh?
Well, girl, you know what “they” say…….”What you put out, comes back to you.” I cheer because I can and I cheer because on Southern Plate there is always good stuff to cheer about. Thanks, friend! About Katy, seems it runs in the family to be basking in the limelight….no surprise there. Hugs.T
Thank you Christy. I ate some green beans at an after funeral dinner last week thinking they were the usual. To my surprise, they were not what I expected. I could taste vinegar and sugar but had no clue as to the name of the recipe. I was ready to experiment to see if I could duplicate it and here you are with what I am sure is the same recipe. I may try this with Splenda since I am low carbbing right now and sugar is a no-no.
hey, Splenda away! It should work just fine in this recipe, there is absolutely no reason why it wouldn’t! In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve made these with Splenda before!! Thank you so very much for reading!
The snowflake pattern was my mom’s first and guess I should say only set of Corelle. She was so proud of it and used it till she died and then my dad had it till he died. I suppose it left in the estate auction. That was such a heartbreaking thing to have to do. I feel that same way when ever I see an estate auction. All the person’s life treasures hawked for a song. It brings tears to my eyes , but I try to hope that someone gets the items who will love and treasure them. I hope you get your Friendship bowls someday and shame on theEbay seller who did not make the purchase “right”.
It is heartbreaking, I know just what you mean. Its neat that we both have such fond memories of the same pattern dishes.
As for the ebay seller, oh well. It made me sick for about a day and then I just did what my mom always says, “you might as well just get over it because there is nothing you can do about it now.” But thank you for your sympathy! lol Maybe I’ll feed ya something in some friendship dishes one day!
My mother makes this all the time, except we’ve never had it with vinegar. Just the bacon and beans.
I’ll have to try it out with vinegar.
I bet its good both ways!!! Hope you’re having a great day, su!
Use purple onion and thrown in a small, drained jar of pimentos! Really adds a pop of flavor and color.
What a great idea!! Thank you!
Christy….my goodness these sound delicious!!
Thank you, so much, Lacy! they really are good!!! Hope you get to try them soon !
Hello Christy and friends!
Oh, this is so good, and if I don’t make green beans in a similar fashion every so often (once a month, usually,) I suffer from BDS. Bacon Deficiency Syndrome.
When I make this, I use cider vinegar, and if I can get it, apple smoked bacon, and since the cider vinegar and apple smoked bacon are somewhat sweeter, I reduce or omit the sugar entirely. For me, white vinegar is just for cleaning and pickling. I cook with either cider vinegar, or wine vinegar.
My Mother and I disagreed on this. She actually preferred canned beans, or fresh, and I prefer fresh or frozen.
I think this is going to be the star of Saturday night’s supper. It’s been a bit busy here this week.
Blessings to you all!
Lawrence, I like the way you think! Apple smoked bacon and cider vinegar – oh yeah…. I’m trying that for SURE!! I like green beans all ways – fresh frozen OR canned. Don’t matter to me at all!
I’m with Mary on this, Lawrence. I really like the way you think!!!!
Anything that starts with bacon and onion is alright in my book! Like Su I always do my green beans with the onion and bacon – they just taste best that way – but never think to make ‘em sweet & sour with the sugar & vinegar. I’ll have to remember to do that next time! I am on the “other side” of the fence though with the green beans – don’t like ‘em crunchy AT ALL! So when I’m not steamin’ ‘em, I cook the heck out of ‘em – most folks down ’round my parts of the south do!
I’ve got some REALLY old, um I mean VINTAGE dishes – prolly some near about as old as you Christy!!!
I had the Crazy Daisy Corelle dishes – the whole set, cups and saucers and all – from when I first got married! Had those things forever – I even have two large Pyrex serving bowls, one I think was called the Woodland pattern with little retro flowers all over it, and the other one Homestead. I use those all the time still – heck I even use them in the oven for baking still! Oh and I have some of the smaller serving dishes to match too! Use them near about every day. I have no idea what I did with the Corelle dishes, probably donated them to a thrift store long ago. But for some reason I never had this Friendship pattern. Thanks for the memories … I’ll keep my eye open for that pattern for ya when I’m thriftin’ and yard sailin’ LOL!!
Have a fun day with Katy!
Hey Mary!! I loved reading over this comment. It was just like we were sitting here chatting.
I am thrilled to have my entire set of Crazy Daisy (thanks to ebay) that we grew up eating on and should have a decent set of this snowflake blue set soon I hope!
Your dishes sound fabulous! Let me know if you ever post pics of them on your blog! I love to nose around and look at old pyrex and corelle and see what all is out there.
Oh lord, watch you come upon the motherload of Friendship pyrex now!!!!
Gratefully,
(and usually make some)
Christy
P.S. Every time I think of you I think of green kool aid
Hi Christy,
This is a tried and true recipe in my household. I received it from a friend nearly 42 years ago as a young bride. Her recipe uses canned green beans and is usually what I use as well. I love fresh and frozen green beans but don’t care for them in this recipe–go figure
This dish has always been called Lancaster Beans probably originating from the Pa. Dutch and Germans as sweet and sour foods are common with them. This recipe has been passed to my DIL as my son requested it soon after he married. It’s always popular–who can resist bacon, onion, sugar and vinegar??
Amen! I sure can’t resist them!! I cannot tell you how much I loved hearing the history of this dish! Thank you so very much. It all makes perfect sense now!
Gratefully,
Christy
A bit more…my Mother’s family were Pennsylvania Dutch, and it is typical for the Pennsylvania Dutch to use canned (or even better, home canned) green beans, and simmer peeled whole potatoes in the green bean, onion, and bacon mixture. Any white potato will work, but for this Mother preferred round whites or redskinned potatoes. Of course, if you do this variation, the beans will be more well-done. However, the potatoes are magnificent!
In recent years, I’ve used the new (small-Ping-Pong ball size) redskins, and just washing and trimming, and not peeling at all.
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, bacon and onions frying!!! My mouth is watering already! I have to admit I love canned green beans (and airplane food.) Am I still allowed to leave a comment?
Thanks for recipe!
Honestly, looking at all of the other comments it seems like everyone but me likes canned green beans!
My friend told me of a story of this man who was on his fourth wedding. At the reception he was sitting talking and said “I sure do hope this one works out”. Someone leaned over and said “well, if number four doesn’t work out, it’s probably you!”.
I reckon going along with that line of thinking, I was the one dropped on my head as a child this go ’round!
heehee
Gratefully,
Christy
And thank you for commenting!!!!!
Could you have meant Justin Wilson? I loved watching his show and hearing his stories.He’s still on in old re-runs on the RFD channel
Oh! I almost forgot I’m going to make this recipe tonight.
I think that was him! I don’t watch anything on tv anymore unless it comes on the Noggin channel! lol
I just sit here when I get free time and answer emails and comment on my own website
Hmm…maybe I need a little tv to make me more glamorous
lol
Maybe I need to get out more.
Nahhh
I just like staying in and cooking for y’all!
It was Justin Wilson with “Cajun Cookin’” -he was my all time favorite!
I loved that show and he got me really cookin’ at a young age. I love Awn-yawn! LOL It is still the way I say it when I’m cooking and the entire family laughs. He was on PBS. They had his entire collection available and that is still on my “to buy” list.
Justin and the “happy trees” painting guy always put a smile on my face!
Christy, this recipe looks delicious and I’m looking forward to making it. Thanks!
Curious to know how it works with the splenda and if you get the same or at least similar results. I expect making it with sugar would be the best, but gotta watch those carbs… Please post your results if you make it with the splenda. Christy, no idea how you always have something new to post on here. You are AWESOME!!!
Splenda away!! It will work just fine!!!
Liesl, I think you are the awesome ones for reading all of my ramblings but Thank you!!!!!!!
now if we could just get my family to think I was awesome…
lol
Never happen.
I’m gonna try this one soon. I may even try the frozen green beans. I don’t normally care for the frozen because they don’t have the same taste as fresh or canned. They have always tasted weird to me. But I’ll give it a go.
It will work with canned green beans if you prefer them. I’m just weird I guess. Some days I don’t have the good sense God gave a turnip!!
Holler if you get to try it!!!
This looks really good sistah-o-mine. Justin Wilson, the cajun cook was a hoot! He cracked me up. I always liked “Yan Can Cook” too.
I think the Dad man would like this. Thank ya maam. Ya hit the spot as always. You da best!
Beeyuhll, I can guarantee that your daddy would love this, honest!
Thank you. Don’t know what I’d do without ya.
Even if you do pick on me.
Hi Christy. This sounds delicious. I checked the photo of your grandmother and, by golly, she’s the image of my own grandmother. Brought back memories of family gatherings in her big backyard under the trees. Thanks.
Mary,
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with Lela. She was the best. Glad it made your heart warm a bit, too, even if it was with longing for past times. Sweet memories.
Gratefully,
Christy
You had me at bacon! These look awesome … I never thought about jazzing up plain old green beans. Seriously, I wonder how this would work with fresh green beans. Dh & kids picked two 5-gallon buckets full yesterday … he’s working like a trojan trying to get those things canned before we leave for a week at the beach tomorrow. Even our pet bunny was munching on fresh green beans last night.
Also, my Dad was telling me about an interesting salad this morning, very similar to your Fire & Ice Salad posted this week … they used watermelon instead of cucumber!
Hey Melody,
I love how you did a movie quote, ‘cept to use ‘bacon” instead of “hello”. Very funny and I am right there with you on that!
So…..lots of green beans, hunh? Well, one of my dear friends, KimSugah from Mississippi, showed me how to take clean/de-stringed fresh green beans, blanch them in hot water for a couple of minutes, then take a full bacon slice and tie a knot around 5 or 6 full-sized green beans, making them into a “bundle”. If you drizzle olive oil on them, salt/pepper them, place in them in a broiler for 3-4 minutes each side……….voila’….pretty, delicious, easy. I was so impressed at Sugah’s meal that nite. Just wanted to share with you. Have a great beach trip too!
oops….i meant to say…….use a HALF of bacon strip to tie a knot. sorry.
Wow, when I saw this, I thought: gosh that sounds familiar! And I realized this is how my Dad likes to cook frozen green beans. But he tended to cut his bacon really small…I think I like this way much better!
And did anyone read that article in BonAppetit about the “Top Ten Foods”…bacon was the first thing they listed (who knew it was healthier than people thought!) See, there’s a reason why we should all eat bacon!
My grandmother made a similar dish every Christmas, except she used apple cider vinegar. They are so good and I now I have the role of making these every year. They are even better after they sit a day or two! Thanks for posting this…brought back a lot of memories!
Oh, and I have made these with Splenda. You just don’t have to use near as much and I pre-mix it with the vinegar so it can dissolve before adding it in.
Happy Cooking!
OHMYGOSH!!!
i have about 20 different ways i make homemade green beans, but my all time FAVORITE is a sweet & sour version! it’s not for sissies, and i usually only make it when i know i’ll be the only one eating them, then freeze the rest, but the broth is so great over rice, like a soups. in fact, it is possibly my favorite thing that i make. i can’t get many folks to try it, but that just means MORE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!
seriously, try it.
“theys sophisticated beans”
heh!
OH PS YES YES YES!!!
the apple cider vinegar is the best way, and i’ve put cut potatoes to it also, and it is delightful. funny, i just kind of discovered making it this way (like i said, i make LOTS of types of green beans,) but my family coming up ate a lot of the old timey farm meals, like wilted greens in bacon grease, so it’s no surprise this dish is Penn Dutch. thanks for the back history, LAWRENCE!
and thanks for sharing this dish, C!
i know it kind of looks like i like green beans a little to much, but that’s just ’cause I DO.
This sounds great. Will try it. I do use canned green beans, mostly those big old flat ones, Allen brand. I drain the water off (I know- all the vits go down the drain)and rinse several times in cold water. Then add my seasoning and it’s good! I think the liquid the beans are canned with has a funny taste. And this takes care of it. Thanks for all your great tasting and EZ recipes.
Wow! They look delicious and have set my mouth to “waterin” ! I’ve got to go get some beans tomorrow…sophisticated or not!!
Blessings!
I’ve recently became addicted to your site, and I just had to comment on this one. Living in NC all of my life I’ve eaten “southern” green beans a million ways, but this is how I epitomize southern green beans. This is exactly how my great-grandmother (who I was named after) made green beans, and I can never get them to taste just like hers.
Another thing in common with my great-grandmother…she had the snowflake plates! Oh how I miss eating dinners off of those! Thanks for bringing back some of my best memories!
Oh, and the sophisticated green beans – hilarious.
I love green beans and bacon!! so sweet and sour them up and I think I’d love them even more.
I made these tonight, in fact I just finished eating my third helping! So yummy, and my two little ones agree that it is a delicious way to eat beans. I must admit to committing the travesty of using canned green beans instead of frozen (it’s what I had on hand), but even still they turned out fabulous! Thanks for the recipe.
Hello Christy from Wisconsin!
Just made these Green Beans tonite for supper with our burgers and brats! They were delicious!
My 20 year old Marine son comes home on leave this month and will deff. have to make him this dish!
I appreciate how you simplify good/great tasting recipes, as sometimes I am lets say “domestically impaired” haha!
Thanks again, and if you have any cuke recipes you would like to post would be appreciated (Marine son and my 3 other kids fave food)
cinz
Just found your website. Lovely! I, too, love Southern cooking. Lived in the south for about 7 years as a teenager. And it seems my family did a lot of Southern cooking. I do a sweet and sour green bean similar to yours, but with fresh green beans, chicken broth, and balsamic vinegar. Sweet and sour green beans are the best!!
Sweet and Sour beans? With BACON? No cutting in line.
OH MY GOSH!!! These beans are to die for. I made them last night with your crock pot chicken, the one with the coke, lemon and BBQ sauce. I only used 2 extra large breasts. My husband raved and raved about them. I ate the left overs this afternoon and had a very disappointed husband when he found out they were gone!
You picked the perfect time to post this recipe. Just this week I brought in our first bunch of green beans from my fist ever garden.
Thanks so much for your site! I have spend hours reading, and cooking from it.
I made these this week and they were awesome! I’ve been following this blog for the last year or so and have taken many notes on recipes. After accumulating quite a collection, I finally decided the heck with it- and ordered the cookbook. I can’t until it arrives!
I just cooked this for dinner and it was incredible! Thanks so much. Kelly – Deep in the heart of Texas
The recipee for sweet and sour green beans looks good but when I try ro print it I get 23 pages. How can I print the recipe without all those pages? And is this recipe in your cookbook?
Thanks
Brandi
P.S. Love the site
Hey Brandi!
Thank you so much for reading! I really appreciate it!
Visit my FAQ section here http://www.southernplate.com/faq and you’ll find instructions for printing just the recipe.
I’m not sure if this one is in the cookbook or not! lol There are over three hundred in there though. If it isn’t in this one, I’ll make sure it gets in the next one!
Gratefully,
Christy
Left Click on your mouse holding it down and drag it down highlighting the words you want to print. On your key board hit control and P the print block will come up. About 2/3 rds of the way down you will see All – Selection – Pages. Click on the one that says Selection then apply and then print. This way the only thing you will be printing is the words that you have highlighted. I know you will probably never see this seeing that this is a year or so late, but you might. Good luck. Van
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I hated to hear about your ebay mishap. You should check out the website for Replacements Limited. It’s this giant warehouse of collectible dishes in Greensboro, NC. I pass it off I-40 on my way out east. You can even register for specific patterns, and they’ll let you know if they get anything in. I’m sure they do a better job packing things up to ship out.
Tried these this past week and was really inpressed….I used can beans, all i had, and they were great…even the next time i reheated them. New to your site and loveing it…Do you sell your cookbook on here? I havent seen an offer for it.
ty for the great recipies and the sence of humor luv it …..by the way im a yankee lol;;;luv the food
Hi Christy,
I just found your web site a few weeks ago and have fell in love! My current economic situation, cut in hours and pay, have required cut backs for my family as well, including our grocery budget. I have had more time to cook better meals though and you’ve made it fun. My husband LOVES the grilled chicken tenderloins!
I am the Thanksgiving cook for my family every year in a very small house. Although I love it, it can get very hectic with the limited space and the great number of nieces, nephews, and siblings invading my space. You have inpired me to freeze some foods ahead which would be a great solution for my situation. I would like to try the grean bean recipe this year, along with some others. So my question is, can those be made and frozen ahead of time?
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I made these for our family Easter dinner and they were delicious! I used frozen beans and apple cider vinegar, as suggested in a comments post. I haven’t ever been able to get green beans “right” until now. Thanks, Christy!!
Yum Christy! I wish I had you to cook for me everyday! I just saw 4 of those plates at my favorite thrift store! They were 50 cents a piece! They are pretty. I gotta make me some of them beans though. They sure do look good!
Mmmm, Christy, made these beans for dinner! We don’t eat a whole lot of meat for most dinners, so we actually had the green beans as the “main course” with biscuits on the side. That may be a huge sacrilege in the south, I don’t know, but it sure turned out well for us! The green beans were so delicious
) I used less bacon (it was maple!) and less green beans (didn’t have 2 pounds) but kept onion, sugar and vinegar the same.
I wanted to make your biscuits, but laziness prevailed and I made my normal recipe. You mix 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon baking powder, and 1 tablespoon sugar, cut in 1/3 cup cold butter (I use my hands- again, lazy!), stir in about 1 cup milk until it holds together using hands at the end, shape into 8 biscuits with hands (then I don’t have to dirty the table or rolling pin or a glass!), bake for 12 minutes at 425 and brush with melted butter if so desired. Sorry if it’s bad for me to share a recipe on your blog, I just wanted to share my lazy shortcuts since I know you don’t have a long attention span either
D
In any case, I see myself making the green bean and biscuit (or even rice if I’m really in a hurry) on a regular basis because it’s a) delicious, b) cheap, c) fairly healthy, and d) always have the ingredients! Speaking of which, I have the same bottle of vinegar and my store brand french cut green beans say “simply delicious.” Apparently Alaskan beans are more humble than Alabaman ones!
Ohhhh I forgot to say, your Pyrex story is so sad. I’m a huge bird lover (have had 2 pet cockatiels since I was 13 years old) and love that pattern. I have a beautiful 9 by 13 dish in the Friendship pattern, I got it on eBay and it’s in pristine condition. I love my Pyrex! Your blue dot bowl is so cute, my special bowl is white with light blue stripes. I always smile when I use it, like tonight when I made the biscuit dough in it!
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I am having a blast reading your recipes! I came across this recipe and thought, surely not! But I was surprised. I make green beans very similar to this. My sugar vinegar ratio is a little different and I use the canned whole green beans but this is sooo close to my recipe. I, too, am a vegetarian who cooks with bacon. I LOVE what the bacon, the vinegar and the sugar does to these beans. I havent’ thought to use the frozen beans before but I think I’ll give it a shot.
Anyway, just wanted you to know that I’m a fan. I have two recipes I plan on making from your site this coming up week. I’m making the steak sandwiches for my daughter and husband and the fire and ice salad so I can use some some cucumbers from the garden. Can’t wait!!!
[...] Anytime a recipe starts with that you know it’s gonna be good. (be sure to check out my sweet and sour green bean post!) [...]
RE: Vegetarians
I read in Vegetarian Times years ago that they did a poll asking if the vegs. miss meat.
Something like 92% said they missed bacon. The writer of the article said the other 8% were lying!
Lol!!!!!
Going to Hillsville, VA this weekend…(Labor day) they have the entire town as a yard sale…will be looking for these bowls….ya never know – we might just be lucky.
Will be making Jordan rolls and sweet/sour green beans this weekend. Love ya!