Granny's Vinegar Green Beans

Name: Granny's Vinegar Green Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb fresh green beans; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 6 slice bacon, coarsely chopped; 2 large eggs; 1/2 c cider vinegar; 1/4 c sugar

By Martha Price
@karenella1

My 100-year-old grandmother (who everyone calls granny)used to make these green beans when I was a child. She picked the beans fresh from her large backyard garden. Although I have never been a green bean fan, my husband is, and he loves this old time dish!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

2 lb

fresh green beans
1

small onion, thinly sliced
6 slice

bacon, coarsely chopped
2 large

eggs
1/2 c

cider vinegar
1/4 c

sugar
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How to Make Granny's Vinegar Green Beans

Step-by-Step

Trim bean; cut in half if extra long. Cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain, then place in a warm serving dish.
Put onion and bacon in a small skillet and saute until bacon is crisp.
Whisk together eggs, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl, then whisk this mixture into skillet. Heat. When sauce is hot (don't overheat or you will 'scramble' the eggs!), pour over green beans; toss and serve.
*I know there is a concern nowadays about consuming uncooked eggs. Although the eggs in this dish are not fully cooked, they are heated until hot (perhaps 'pasturized'?) - as in Spaghetti Carbonara.

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