Boiled String Beans with Ham

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Boiled String Beans with Ham

Recipe By : Sylvia Woods of the World Famous Sylvia's Restaurant (NYC)
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Ethnic Pork & Ham
Soul Food Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 bone from a smoked ham or
8 pig's tails
2 1/3 pounds fresh string beans
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar

1. Put the ham bone in a 6-quart pot with enough water to fill halfway. Heat
to boiling, lower the heat to a simmer, and cover. Simmer 45 minutes.

2. Prepare the beans while the bone is simmering. Snap the stem end from each
bean and pull gently along the length of the bean to remove the string. (It
may not be necessary to remove the string from very young beans.) Rinse the
beans in a colander under cold running water. Drain and add to the pot along
with the salt, pepper, and sugar. Simmer the beans until very tender, up to 30
minutes for old tough beans or around 15 minutes for very tender young beans.
Check the seasoning halfway through the cooking and adjust if necessary.
Remove the bone and drain the beans. Serve hot.




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Per serving: 3 Calories; 0g Fat (3% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 1g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 800mg Sodium

NOTES : The way most people prepare vegetables nowadays is more like dipping
them in boiling water the really cooking them. These beans, which are simmered
in a ham broth until tender and very flavorful, are a real treat. Fresh green
peas are delicious cooked the same way - reduce the cooking time to about 10
minutes.