Side Dish Recipe « Southern Style Thanksgiving Green Beans

This is a great recipe for Thanksgiving or any holiday. It has been in my family for many years. Hope you enjoy it.

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 4 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 ham hock
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• ½ tablespoon black pepper

Cooking Directions

1. Place the water in a large pot, and mix in the green beans, ham hock, onion, garlic, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes.
2. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 4 hours. Remove the ham hock, and slice the meat into small pieces. Return meat to the beans, and serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories143.9
• carbohydrateContent18 g
• cholesterolContent17 mg
• fatContent5.6 g
• fiberContent8.1 g
• proteinContent8.6 g
• saturatedFatContent1.9 g
• sodiumContent907.4 mg
• sugarContent3.8 g