Pennsylvania Dutch Ham And String Beans Food

HAM AND GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot saute onions in the vegetable oil for 2 - 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
• Add ham and saute for another 5 minutes.
• Add green beans, potatoes, black pepper, and broth.
• Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for approximately 40 minutes.
• Add vinegar and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
• Serve warm.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HAM AND STRING BEANS

Steps:

• Place ham in a large pot with lid, cover with water, and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer and cook 1-1/2 to 2 hours to get nicely tender ham and a rich broth. Ham hocks may take longer to cook to fall-apart tender, but that is the stage you want them at.
• Remove ham from pot, set aside, and allow to cool enough to handle. When cool, pull ham from bone and cut into chunks or pull into shreds.
• Taste broth. You want a nice rich broth, if necessary, add some ham bouillon to enrich to your taste.
• Place chunks of ham, diced onion, green beans, and potatoes into pot with broth and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer and cook slowly until beans and potatoes are very tender, about 45 minutes to an hour.
• Serve in bowls with plenty of broth and, if desired, vinegar on the side to add to taste.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HAM, GREEN BEANS, AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the ham hock in a large soup pot or Dutch oven and cover with water (about 6-8 cups). Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 2-3 hours, until the meat is coming off the bone.
• Remove the ham hock from the broth and let cool slightly. Remove the bone and fat and shred/chop the meat into bite-sized pieces.
• Season the broth with salt and pepper. Return the meat to the pot along with the potatoes (if you are using fresh green beans add them as well). Bring back to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer (add frozen green beans at this time). Cook until the beans and potatoes are tender.
• Ladle into bowls and serve.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp and drain on paper towel.
• Saute onion in bacon fat until golden.In small bowl, mix cornstarch, salt, mustard,sugar and vinegar.
• Add liquid from beans and beat until smooth.
• Add this mixture to bacon fat in pan and boil until thickened slightly.
• Add green beans and stir well.
• Crush bacon and sprinkle on top.
• May be garnished with sliced hard cooked egg.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.
• Drain, crumble and reserve.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings; add onion, and saute until tender.
• Blend in cornstarch, salt and mustard.
• Drain beans, reserving 1/2 cup liquid.
• Stir reserved liquid into skillet.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in sugar and vinegar.
• Add beans; heat until bubbly-hot.
• Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and egg.