Recipe: Down Home Beans and Potatoes

Down Home Beans and Potatoes

1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans
8 slices bacon, quartered
1 small onion, chopped
5 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups cubed red potatoes

Wash beans; trim ends, and remove strings. Cut beans into 1 1/2inch pieces, and set aside. Fry bacon until crisp in a Dutch oven. Remove bacon, and set aside; reserve 1/4 cup bacon drippings in Dutch oven. Saute onion in drippings until tender. Add water to onion; bring to a boil. Add bacon, beans, salt, and pepper, and return to a boil; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Add potatoes, and cook an additional 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain. Makes 6 servings.