Holiday Green Beans

by | Nov 20, 2018 | Featured, Holiday, Recipes | 0 comments

No, not THAT holiday green bean dish that shall not go mentioned that has canned soup and fried onions on it.  Yuck.  No thanks.  No offense to those of you who like your green beans smothered in that, but I’ll stick to this version of my mom’s green beans.  Not frenched at all.

So my mom is from Kentucky, which means she likes to cook things with a little extra…her trick was using turkey stock to cook the green beans to make them quite tasty.  In the many years I was a vegetarian, she subbed out veggie broth (I hope…I mean she did make ones special for me, despite not really supporting that phase of my life), so you can do the same if you’re vegan or vegetarian.  I think the stock and onions give it something special, and it reminds me of the holidays every time.  Maybe it will become your new tradition too!

Holiday Green Beans

Serves 6-8

1/4 small yellow onion

1 tbsp olive oil

1/4 tsp salt

2 lbs organic green beans, ends removed and broken into small pieces

16 oz turkey bone broth (or regular turkey or chicken broth; vegetable broth if making vegan)
salt and pepper to taste
For this recipe, you will want to use a higher sided pan, wok, or larger pot like a Dutch oven.  Dice the onion.  Crack the green beans into 2-3 pieces each, removing the ends.  Turn the heat to medium and add the olive oil, onions and salt to the pan.  Once the onions begin to become translucent, then add the green beans. Saute for 4-5 minutes, and then add the bone broth.  Cook until the beans are softened, or slightly al dente if that is your preference.
Note: I’ve modified this in the past to include more cooking time and less broth (more like 4-8 oz), and it also works fine, but you would have to saute the beans for a longer period of time so they are cooked about halfway through.
 
Ah how little and cute she was a couple years ago when I took these photos…

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