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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 105 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is one my favorite green bean side dishes. It has been in my family for a very long time. It goes great with pot roast and potatoes. It's almost like a green bean relish. Not your ordinary green bean dish! Even better left over. I've also added rinsed and drained water chestnuts for some crunch. Ingredients:
6 slices bacon |
1 tablespoon bacon drippings |
1/2 sweet onion, chopped |
1/2 cup white sugar |
1/2 cup cider vinegar |
3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish |
1 (2 ounce) jar chopped pimento peppers |
2 (15 ounce) cans french-cut green beans, drained |
Directions:
1. Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving about 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in the skillet. Crumble bacon.
2. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
3. Cook and stir the onion in the reserved bacon drippings over medium-high heat until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
4. Combine cooked onion, sugar, cider vinegar, relish, pimento peppers, and green beans in a large bowl.
5. Transfer mixture to a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil and stir lightly.
7. Allow green beans to rest for 15 minutes before topping with crumbled bacon and serving.
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