Best 8 Ham Bone Green Beans Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH POTATOES AND HAM

Steps:

• Combine ham hocks, onion, garlic, celery, thyme, bay leaf, chile, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and the water in a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Transfer ham hocks to a plate. Discard chile, and add potatoes to pot; simmer until just tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• When ham hocks are cool enough to handle, pull meat off bones (discard bones), shred into bite-size pieces, and return to pot. Add green beans, and return to a simmer. Cover, and cook until beans are just tender, about 8 minutes. Season with pepper. Serve vegetables and meat with a slotted spoon; reserve broth for another use. If storing leftovers, store in broth.

GREEN BEANS WITH HAM HOCK AND NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot, fill with enough water to just cover ham hocks and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 45 minutes. Add beans and sugar and continue cooking another 25 minutes. Add potatoes and salt and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes more. Remove hocks from pot and remove meat from the bone. Add meat back to the pot, add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.

GREEN BEANS AND HAM

Steps:

• Place ham steak, potatoes, green beans, onion, and butter in a large pot with just enough water to cover. Season with salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

HAM BONE BEANS

Steps:

• Sort through dry beans removing any sticks, stones or other foreign items.
• Soak beans in water overnight.
• Drain beans, rinse under cold water and set aside.
• Place the cooked ham bone or ham hocks in a large sauce pan.
• Add the dry beans.
• Add enough water to cover the beans and bones by about three inches.
• Place over medium heat, bring to a low boil and let cook for one hour.
• Remove the bone, set aside and let cool.
• Add chopped onion.
• Add chopped celery.
• Add sugar.
• Add salt.
• Add Black Pepper and stir well.
• Remove any meat from the bone and discard the bone.
• Return the meat to the pot with the beans.
• Continue to cook the beans until they are soft and tender.
• Taste the beans and add additional salt and/or black pepper to taste.
• Mix flour and water, removing any large lumps as you stir.
• Stir the mixture in the beans and let cook for a few minutes longer to thicken.
• Serve warm and enjoy!

COUNTRY GREEN BEANS AND HAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, with a lid, over medium heat, add the oil. Season the ham with black pepper. Add the ham and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside. Add the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the reserved ham and beans back to the pan. Cover the beans completely with water. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, partially cover and cook for 2 hours. Remove from the heat and reseason if necessary

HAM AND GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cover green beans with water in a large pot. Add ham, bouillon, paprika, and cayenne. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low and let simmer until beans are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add flour and cook until almost brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in diced onion; cook until it begins to brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook and stir dried onions in the mixture until they begin to lightly brown, 3 to 4 minutes, being careful as they burn easily. Add paprika and pepper. Pour in water and stir until mixture is smooth.
• Whip sour cream in a bowl and mix into flour mixture until smooth. Stir sour cream mixture into cooled green beans. Heat soup over medium heat until simmering; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve.

CROCK POT GREEN BEANS & HAM

Steps:

• Place cut up ham hock in crock pot.
• Rinse beans and snap into halves or thirds.
• Place beans over ham.
• Place chopped onion and minced garlic over bean/ham mixture.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Pour chicken broth over all.
• Cover and cook on high 4 hours.

GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC AND HAM

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Add garlic; cook 8 minutes until very tender.
• Transfer to a paper towel using a slotted spoon.
• Pat dry.
• Add salt to pot; return water to boil and add green beans.
• Cook beans until just tender, about 6 minutes.
• Drain beans, rinse under cold water, pat dry and set aside.
• Heat 2 T oil in heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add ham and saute until crisp, 6 or 7 minutes depending on the moisture content of the ham.
• Set aside.
• Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
• Keep garlic separate from beans and ham.
• Melt butter with remaining oil in a large heavy skillet over medium high heat.
• Add garlic and mash with a fork or the back of a spoon.
• Add green beans and ham.
• Toss until heated through and coated with garlic.
• Season to your taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve.