COUNTRY-STYLE GREEN BEANS W/BACON, ONIONS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Country-Style Green Beans W/Bacon, Onions and Balsamic Vinegar image

Provided by Wildflour

Time 1h15m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 (14 1/2 ounce) cans green beans, drain 3 cans
8 slices bacon, cooked crisp and drained
pepper
1 onion, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon dark brown sugar, divided
1 tablespoon good balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper
2 -4 tablespoons bacon butter pan drippings
1 tablespoon good balsamic vinegar, divided
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

Fry bacon in pan til done sprinkling both sides as it cooks with coarse ground pepper.
Drain on paper towels, set aside.
Add half a stick of butter to bacon grease, (4 Tbl.).
Add chopped onion and 1 Tbl. balsamic vinegar and cook slowly over low heat for about 20 minutes til soft and sweet.
Remove from heat.
In crockpot, put 2 cans (drained) green beans.
Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with half the bacon, broken into small pieces.
Sprinkle with half the cooked onions.
Sprinkle with half, (1/2 tsp.), dark brown sugar.
Drizzle with 1-2 Tbl. bacon/butter grease from pan. (Yes, do this.)LOL.
Drizzle with 1/2 Tbl. balsamic vinegar.
Repeat everything (*just draining one can, and add the fourth (last) can of green beans with the water from can pouring over evenly.).
Give all this a VERY gentle fold, folding only 2-3 times. Any more, and your green beans will begin to break up.
Cut up your 2 Tbl. butter into 8 pieces and dot top.
Cover and heat over high til hot throughout.
About 45 minutes.
You can also do this on the stove, or even in the oven in a casserole dish (covered.).