NANNY BEANS

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Nanny (Evelyn Lantz) was from Louisville, KY and passed this recipe to Grandma Loebach who passed to Gram and then to us. Nanny always said she'd live to be 100 and no older and that's what she did!

Provided by JRH1029

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 2h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
water, or as needed
2 tablespoons white sugar
6 strips bacon
1 onion, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Put green beans in a large pot. Pour enough water into the pot to cover about 2/3 of the beans. Sprinkle sugar over the green beans. Add bacon and onion to the pot. Bring the water to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook until the beans are soft, about 2 hours. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.8 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 208.7 mg, Sugar 7.9 g