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Southern-Style Green Beans with Bacon and New Potatoes

Emeril Lagasse

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2004

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Pork Fat Always Rules

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (16)

  • Cook Time:

    1 hr 15 min

  • Level:

    Easy

  • Yield:

    6 servings

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Times:

Prep
10 min
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Cook
1 hr 15 min
Total:
1 hr 25 min
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Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon, cut into thirds
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 pounds fresh green beans, ends trimmed
  • 8 small new potatoes, halved if large
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

In a large saucepan or medium Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until it has rendered most of its fat and has begun to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the green beans and potatoes and enough water to just cover them. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, then cover the pan and simmer until the beans are very tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding more water if necessary to keep the beans covered. As the beans get close to being done they will become quite fragile, so take care when stirring.

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  • recipe Southern-Style Green Beans with Bacon and New Potatoes
    Lori Astoria, OR 02-28-2009

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    Emeril hits another one outta the park!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I made this recipe with baby french style green beans, so I did not add them until the potatoes were 1/2 done. Total cooking... time once potatoes were added was 40 minutes - tender potatoes and great bean texture. And I used chicken broth instead of water for the initial covering of ingredients, then went with water as suggested, just for the added flavor. My husband is NOT a veggie eater and he LOVED these! Thanks, Emeril!Read more
  • recipe Southern-Style Green Beans with Bacon and New Potatoes
    Cindy Jacksonville, FL 12-21-2008

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    People, it's supposed to be overcooked

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    It's easy, quick and great! It's southern style green beans and it's supposed to be overcooked!!! (I admit that I hated... overcooked veggies when I first moved down to south) YUMMY!Read more
  • recipe Southern-Style Green Beans with Bacon and New Potatoes
    Janet St. George, UT 04-17-2008

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    Beans and Potatoes

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    This is an easy, no-fuss vegetable dish and the bacon certainly adds a lot of flavor to the vegetables. I only cooked mine... for 30 minutes, and the vegetables were still a little overdone. I'm not sure I will make it again, as if was just okay, but nothing special.Read more
  • recipe Southern-Style Green Beans with Bacon and New Potatoes
    Cathy Fernandina Beach, FL 07-13-2007

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    Taste like grandma's green beans

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I have been trying for years to duplicate my belated grandmother's green beans. She had no written recipes. She just knew... what to do. Emeril's recipe is so good it taste like grandma send these beans down from heaven. The only think I did different than Emeril was cook them about 1 hour longer.Read more
  • recipe Southern-Style Green Beans with Bacon and New Potatoes
    Dennis Rialto, CA 07-10-2007

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    great beans

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I made this recipe and my friends loved it ! Thank You
  • recipe Southern-Style Green Beans with Bacon and New Potatoes
    Shantel windsor mill, MD 04-17-2007

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    Old-fashion Southern cooking

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    This was very good and pleased my family. I'm handicap and it didn't require standing over the stove for long periods of... time. that's a PLUS for me.Read more
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