Mennonite Sweet and Sour Green Beans
Fresh green beans cooked with onion and bacon ( how can that be bad?), then finished with a sweet and sour sauce, these are truly my favorite way to "gussy up" plain old green beans. Cooked the green beans just until barely tender as they will cook another minute or two in the sauce. I kid you not when I say I could make a meal out of these with a side of cornbread!
Servings: 4 1/2 cup servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced fresh green beans
- 1/2 cup salted water
- 2 slices thick cut Bacon regular bacon will work but the flavor will not be as pronounced
- 1/2 cup diced onions
- 1 TBSP Flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
Instructions
- Place green beans in a saucepan with the 1/2 cup of salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer on low for about seven minutes until barely tender. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
- Cook bacon in a 10 inch skillet until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 1 TBSP of drippings.
- Add the onion to the skillet and cook until tender but not brown.
- Stir in the flour until smooth; then stir in the water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Bring this to a boil and stir for one minute, then stir in the green beans.
- Cook just until the beans are heated through, then remove from the heat and sprinkle the bacon over the top.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Emma Showalter's Community Mennonite Cookbook.
