Recipe(tried): Southern Green Beans (repost)

Neil, This recipe was posted by Gina, Florida who is a wonderful cook, but who sadly very rarely posts recipes here at recipelink anymore :-( Anyway, I have tried this recipe and I can't imagine why you couldn't add potatoes and ham to her recipe but it's very good as it stands. Good luck in finding a recipe that is close to what you remember. You can always combine various parts of all 3 recipes and come up with your very own wonderful recipe, then post your own recipe here, of course :-)!!

Southern Green Beans

1 lb. fresh green beans, ends snapped off
2 large onion slices, chopped
1 garlic clove
2 bacon strips
2 Tbsp. veg. oil
pepper
salt
1-2 drops of hot sauce
splash of red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar

Cook bacon pieces with onion in a med. pot. After 3 min. add the oil and stir. Add seasonings and garlic clove. Add vinegar and beans, stir to coat. Cover and lower heat to med-low. Check after 5 min., stir, and lower heat to low. Cook for about 25 min or tender. You should have a delicious brown sauce coating the beans when they are ready.