Emeril's Green Beans Creole
Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 slices bacon, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup ham, chopped
- 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup diced canned tomato, with their juice
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 1⁄4 lbs green beans, trimmed and cut in half
Directions
- Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over high heat.
- Add bacon and ham and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
- Add onions and cook, stirring until soft, about 4 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and their juice and cook, stirring for 4 minutes.
- Add 2 cups of the water, salt, pepper and beans.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until beans begin to soften, about 20 minutes.
- Add remaining 1 cup water and cook until beans are very tender, about 10 minutes.
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