southern green beans

How To Make southern green beans

• Step 1
  place the snapped beans in a large pot. cover beans with at least 2-4 inches water (over top of beans).
• Step 2
  place all other ingredients in the pot (slice onion in half).
• Step 3
  place pot on medium heat and bring to a slow boil.
• Step 4
  here's the secret and the most important part of the recipe. cook the beans until they are very tender and have a dark green color.
• Step 5
  when cooked properly, they will not be bright green. this should take from 1-2 hours (perhaps longer if you cook a larger quanity).
• Step 6
  taste the beans during the last half hour of cooking for salt. they should have a distinct, but faint saltness. don't over do it but add salt, if necesarry
• Step 7
  note:monitor the water in the pot very closely. you want to boil the water down to just a 1/2 cup or so, but do not allow the water to boil away.
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