COUNTRY GREEN BEANS

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup bacon fat
• 2 cups thinly sliced 
shallots or sweet onions (I like to use sweet onions)
• 3 lbs. fresh green beans, strings removed, snapped into 1½-inch pieces and well rinsed
• 1 quart chicken broth
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a heavy-bottomed pot over moderate heat, heat bacon fat until shimmery.
2. Add shallots or onions, stirring to coat. Sprinkle with salt.
3. Cook until almost translucent, about 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Add beans and broth, making sure that broth covers beans. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook the beans until the stock is almost gone, about two hours. Add salt and lots of fresh
 black pepper.

Recipe from chef Kevin Callaghan of Acme Food & Beverage Co. in Carrboro, North Carolina via KathyMillerTime