Slow-Cooked String Beans with Smoked Turkey
Servings: 8 servings
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.
Notes
Recipe can be made vegetarian by omitting the turkey neck, and replacing the chicken stock with veggies stock. This can also be made vegan by omitting the butter.