Another veggie side dish for yall! My green beans gotta be cooked one of 2 ways….a quick saute so they’re nice and crunchy, or low and slow that you don’t need to chew them. I mean, you still gotta chew em but you get where I’m going.
These braised string beans were exactly what I needed sitting pretty next to my hamburger steak with mushroom gravy.
When it’s cooked this style, it is also my favorite veggie. The small chunks of smoked turkey set it off.
Do I have to use smoke turkey for this recipe?
If your a fan of the swine, smoked pork or bacon can be used instead. Any smoked meat can be used, and can also be completely omitted!
I can sit and eat a big a** bowl of these, nothing else with it, and then go get another big a** bowl. These are those string beans that you hope your auntie is making for the family cookout…and imma be that auntie!
Slow-Cooked String Beans with Smoked Turkey
Equipment
- 4 quart (or larger) pot with a lid
- colander
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- ½ cup white onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 20 ounces chicken stock
- 1 smoked turkey neck any size
- ½ tbsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes
- ⅛ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- 1 ½ lbs fresh green beans cleaned, trimmed, and cut in half
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
- In a 4 quart pot, heat oil on medium low heat. Add onions and saute for 4 minutes until the onions are slightly brown. Add garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Pour in chicken stock. Add in the turkey neck, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, garlic powder, and onion powder. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Mix in the green beans. Turn heat to medium low. Cover and simmer for one hour.
- Remove the turkey neck from the pot with a fork or tongs onto a plate. Let it cool for about 5 minutes, and pick the meat off the bone. Be sure to leave behind and gristle or tendons.
- Add the picked turkey meat and butter in with the green beans. Stir until butter has melted, and remove from heat.
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