Leather Britches Green Bean Recipe
Learn how to cook up this old-fashioned preservation method for green beans. The addition of bacon, garlic, and sea salt makes this dish hearty and delicoius.
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 4 cups leather britches
- 6 cups hot water
- 1 slice bacon or salt pork
- 1 teaspoon sea salt optional
- 1 clove garlic minced (or more to taste), optional
Instructions
- Remove leather britches beans from string into a heat-proof stainless steel bowl.
- Cover beans with hot water (enough to cover by a couple inches) and let soak for 2 hours, or until beans are soft and pliable.
- Rinse beans well under running water.
- Place beans into the insert pot of your pressure cooker and add water (enough to cover beans by 2 inches).
- Chop bacon and mince garlic and add to the pot along with sea salt.
- Set pressure cooker to high and cook for 20 minutes on high pressure, natural release for 15 minutes, followed by a manual release of any remaining pressure.
- Remove beans to a bowl, taste and adjust seasonings. Enjoy!
Notes
- Check out this post to learn how to preserve green beans by making leather britches.
- Can adjust recipe up or down depending on how many leather britches you're preparing.
Nutrition
Calories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 625mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 761IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 1mg
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