GHOSTWOOD Green Beans with Bacon
These GHOSTWOOD green beans with bacon make a wonderful side dish. I made them for Sunday dinner last week. It will be a perfect side dish for the holiday table, it is salty, sweet and spicy, even better, you make it all in one pan. I can’t believe I am thinking about the holidays already, but they will be here before we know it.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 strips of bacon, diced and cooked until crisp
- 1 medium sweet onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 lb green beans, cleaned and ends trimmed
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1/4 c water
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp GHOSTWOOD
- 1/4 to 1/3 c GHOSTWOOD, to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Cut bacon into 1/2 inch pieces, then place in 12 inch skillet and cook until crisp, but not burned. Remove bacon, saving grease, and set aside to use as topping.
- Add diced onion to bacon grease and sauté until onion is translucent. Add minced garlic and cook just until garlic softens, approximately 15 to 30 seconds.
- Add trimmed green beans, pepper, salt and red pepper flakes then cook until beans begin to show brown spots, 6 to 8 minutes over medium heat.
- Add water, cover and cook until bright green and crisp. Stir them often.
- Add GHOSTWOOD and brown sugar, cook for 4 to 5 minutes, uncovered, until beans are barely crisp. Stir them often.
- Taste the beans and add salt, if needed.
- Sprinkle beans with crispy bacon and serve.
Enjoy!
