Southern Green Beans with Bacon

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Serves 3

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Ingredients

• 3 bacon (slices; or a handful of real bacon bits; Frühstücksspeck)
• 15 g bacon fat (if you keep a jar; skip if the bacon gave plenty; Speckfett)
• 800 g canned green beans (2 cans; grüne Bohnen aus der Dose)
• 2 g onion powder (optional; Zwiebelpulver)
• 2 g garlic powder (optional; Knoblauchpulver)
• black pepper (schwarzer Pfeffer)
• salt (Salz)

Steps

1. Chop bacon (3) and cook in a pot over medium until the fat renders and the pieces start to brown, about ⏲ 5 minutes. Add bacon fat (15 g).
2. Add canned green beans (800 g) with about half of their liquid. Less liquid is better. You want them to braise, not swim.
3. Season with onion powder (2 g), garlic powder (2 g), and black pepper. Hold the salt until the end, since canned beans and bacon are both salty.
4. Bring to a boil, then drop to a steady simmer, uncovered, for ⏲ 20–30 minutes, until the liquid has mostly cooked down and the beans are soft and glossy with bacon fat. Taste and add salt only if needed.