Ultimate Green Beans
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon, diced
- ½ white onion, minced
- 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate; return the skillet with the reserved bacon grease to the stove.
- Cook the onion in the bacon drippings until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the green beans and red pepper flakes; cook another 2 minutes. Pour the boiling water into the skillet and cover the skillet immediately; steam for about 15 minutes, shaking the skillet occasionally to keep the beans from sticking to the bottom. Add the butter, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; cook and stir until the butter is melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle the cooked bacon over the beans to serve.
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