Southern Style Thanksgiving Green Beans Recipe
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Southern Style Thanksgiving Green Beans

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

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (72)

Prep Time:
40 Min
Cook Time:
4 Hrs 10 Min
Ready In:
4 Hrs 50 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 Servings
 

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
  • 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon black pepper

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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 144 | Total Fat: 5.6g | Cholesterol: 17mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2005 by jennifer_95   view full review
Definetely a great recipe! I would make this again next year for Thanksgiving. I put all of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2006 by Veronica   view full review
This was great!! This was our first attempt at homemade fresh green beans. We tried to make...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2003 by JACQSPRATT   view full review
Served this for Thanksgiving. Was a great hit would not change a thing. The vinegar is very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2005 by AlwaysintheKitchen   view full review
This recipe was great! I did not have a ham hock so I substituted a half pound of bacon cut...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2006 by vjba   view full review
Wonderful recipe! Made tonight for company, and everyone thought they were great. Will be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2005 by CARTHECOOK   view full review
These green beans are exceptional.I celebrate thanksgiving twice a year since I moved to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2004 by SUEYIRVAN   view full review
These were absolutely the best we have ever eaten. Hubby is a cook-and he was totally...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by baking wifey   view full review
I made these for Christmas dinner and I loved them. I used 4 lbs frozen italian cut greem...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2008 by LadyLou   view full review
I used salt pork instead of hocks. It still came out great. I will be making this again.
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2003 by T. Nesbit   view full review
I'm sorry but these were horrible. I did not like the onion taste on them. I ended up...

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