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No Meat Green Beans Recipe - Meatless, Vegan, Vegetarian Side Dish
Hey my Sweet Vs, it's The Sweetest Vegan here. Today on the show we will be continuing to vegan-ize
Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible by veganizing here green beans recipe. Now why does green beans need to be
veganized? Because she like many other southerners put pork or bacon or smoked turkey in her greens to
to flavor them, add fat, ad salt, I don't know what else . . . meat to their vegetables. But we don't have to do that.
And I am going to show you how. Here we go.
No Meat Green Beans Recipe - Meatless, Vegan, Vegetarian Side Dish
So we are going start this recipe by putting a large pot over low to medium heat.
Put a couple tablespoons of olive oil in the pot, let it heat up and then add in some chopped potatoes.
I am using one potato and I am going to throw it in and I am going to let it get brown and toasted on all sides.
And that is going to add some texture to our dish as the meat would. It is also going to give us that visual cue that
that fat back is in our vegetables. If you are from the south, you know what I am talking about.
Now I am using frozen green beans because they are picked at their peek freshness. They are easy to find, easy to transport.
Easy to keep for long periods of time. Anybody across the country can access them and they are available year round.
But if you can find fresh green beans, by all means, use fresh green beans. And, they won't take as long to cook either.
Now if you have canned green beans, I am sorry for you, because they taste really bad. They taste metallic, like metal, plus
it's different stuff in the aluminum and in the can and it is a lot of extra salt in the canning process.
So don't use those. Take them back to the store. Just take them back.
Next we are going to add a couple of flavors to mimic that taste that you are used to. We are going to add in vinegar,
sugar, liquid smoke, salt, and pepper. And whatever you want to use, you can use them, please feel free to season to taste.
Lastly, we are going to add in our water. Bring you green beans up to a boil. And you can boil them anywhere from 10 minutes
to 30 minutes to an hour. Some people like their green beans crispy and raw, and other people like their green beans really
well done and wilty and soft. Either way is fine. I am going to let mine go for about 15 minutes.
And then they are done. You can plate these in a bowl, serve them up, and nobody will be the wiser.
I like how smoky these turned out. They taste like they would go great on a vegan Barbecue plate.
They are smoky, they are tangy, you have your sweetness, you have your saltiness. It is a well rounded
pot of greens. I really love them and please try them out. If you do, leave a video response below.
Or a comment giving me your suggestions, or feedback or whatever you want. I love talking to you guys in the comments.
And that is it for today. Bye.
No Meat Green Beans Recipe - Meatless, Vegan, Vegetarian Side Dish