Speck Und Bona - Ham and Green Beans

Comfort food from the Pennsylvania Dutch chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  lbs ham
• 1  quart fresh green beans, snapped into pieces
• 6  potatoes, peeled and quartered
•  salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Cover a 3 pound piece of fat ham with cold water; simmer for 3 hours, adding more water if necessary to keep at least a quart of broth at all times.
2. Add green beans and quartered potatoes; cook for 30 minutes longer.
3. Slice ham and serve hot with vegetables and broth.