So while I was busy posting Granny's recipes on here I thought I would include her green beans, they were always my favorite thing at any meal. Years ago I asked her for the recipe and she told me get a little bit of ham hock maybe 1/2 a pound, add string beans from the garden and cook till they are about done, then add your little new potatoes on top with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook until they are soft. I have translated that into the recipe below.
Granny's Green Beans and Potatoes:
1 Ham hock - if you don't know what it is ask your butcher but basically a chunk of bacon that hasn't been sliced - sort of
3-4 pounds of green beans, fresh, snap them and remove any strings
3 pounds of small new red potatoes (fresh from the garden is nice and the smaller the better)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper or to taste
In a large pot saute your ham hock add enough water to cover the ham and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add beans, cover and continue cooking another 45 minutes, I cook until the beans are just barely tender soft. Add potatoes and salt, cover and cook until potatoes are tender. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.
Granny used to make this for Sunday dinner and she would make a wonderful meat loaf to go with it or her fried chicken we'd have sliced tomatoes and cucumbers out of the garden, it was a little bit of heaven! Followed by blackberry pie or her chocolate cake. I think my mom has her meat loaf recipe, I really need to get a copy of that too. Happy eating!
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