Sweet - Sour Green Beans Loaded With Bacon

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2-1 lb thick-cut bacon (or less)
• 1 lb green beans
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat (reserved)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar ( will do in a pinch)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 in a large cast-iron skillet, fry bacon until nearly crisp; reserve at least 2 t. bacon fat in the pan.
• 2 meanwhile, prepare beans: cut into 1-inch pieces; place in skillet with reserved grease, boiling water, and salt. cover and heat quickly until beans steam (boil), then turn heat down and cook for 15-20 minutes (tender-crisp) do not drain.
• 3 mix cornstarch with sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and water; pour over beans; stir and cook until slightly thickened and clear.
• 4 crumble at least 4 slices of bacon into the beans; stir to mix. use more bacon if this is more of a "main dish"
• 5 option: fry 1 medium chopped onion in the bacon grease; remove from pan before cooking the beans; add with the bacon at the end.