Southern Style Thanksgiving Green Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 50 mins


• 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.
• 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.