Southern green beans ham & new potatoes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBx0ZT6Q_m4
 
 

 

 

 

OMG!  Look whose back!!!!!!  Where have you been?  I think I can speak for most of us, we miss your photos!

A 10

finally, JB can bring some clarity.

This is fascinating to me.  I went to law school in Tennessee, and ate at many "meat 'n' threes," but I never encountered green beans cooked WITH potatoes.  
 
First time I had them was several years ago at Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe in Phoenix.
 
What part of the South features this dish?
 
And am I correct that the green beans and potatoes are served on top of rice?  Isn't that a little heavy on the starch?
 
Just asking . . . no offense intended or meant.
 

No one said this kind of cooking is healthy..
 
Just delicious..

I grew up eating Green Beans and Ham....always had potatoes...never with rice though.....looks good!

JB it's so good to see your posts again. That meal looks great!

I cannot imagine  rice and potatoes  being  served  together.

JB you KNOW that I'm on a diet!
 
I could eat all of it right now.

Greenbeans Ham and potatoes all cooked together in a big pot is a common meal here in Pa Dutch Country.

A big pot of greenbeans ham and potatoes has been a summer staple my whole life in Ohio and Indiana.  Never had it with rice though.  You have to make enough for more than one day as it gets better over time.

Rumaki,
Green Beans, Ham and either New or Red Potatoes have been a staple in the East, Midwest & South forever. I've never seen it served with rice though. That is a little Starch overkill, no pun intended!

Greymo


I cannot imagine  rice and potatoes  being  served  together.

You don't have to imagine it.  There's a picture of it in the first post.

You need to remember where 007bond-jb is from---Red Stick LA! Those Cajuns put rice in, on and under everything!
Ever have a Peanut Butter, Jelly and Rice Sandwich? School time lunch favorite with kids in LA!  

cementhead


Greenbeans Ham and potatoes all cooked together in a big pot is a common meal here in Pa Dutch Country.

Exactly! I'm originally from Mifflin/Centre County area....we like ours with a little drizzle of Cider Vinegar on top.......

Foodbme: Thanks for the information.  I guess I've lived a deprived life!  
 
I grew up in Indianapolis, went to college in Chicago and law school in Nashville, worked for a law firm in upstate New York and in Washington, DC, taught in Boston for a semester, and now live in Minneapolis.  And I travel a lot on business.
 
I've had slow-cooked southern- and midwestern-style green beans (with ham and a ham bone) many times. My mother, from central Illinois, always made them that way.  I've had them at many Roadfood-type places (Sylvan Park, Hollyhock Hill, Beaumont Inn, just to name three).   But in those cases, the potatoes came separately, typically mashed. 
 
Certainly I've eaten my share of boiled new potatoes, and I love 'em. 
 
But until Mrs. White's in Phoenix, I never had them cooked together.
 
Live and learn! 

Welcome back, jb! You have been missed! And the food looks GREAT!
For all the rest of you, FYI, I have a dear friend who cooks roast beef and serves it with rice and potatoes......sounds weird- but tastes wonderful....just sayin'

Just made this a couple days ago. Used country ham, mmmmmmm.

Green beans over rice makes sense when you think about it - Louisiana is a big rice producer - very filling, and could feed a large family inexpensively, I've also seen smothered cabbage served over rice as well. 

BelleReve


Green beans over rice makes sense when you think about it - Louisiana is a big rice producer - very filling, and could feed a large family inexpensively, I've also seen smothered cabbage served over rice as well. 

Add some butter to the rice and sprinkle a little Tony Chachere's all over the beans & rice and it's eaten' High on the Hog! 

JB - Welcome back brother, you are making me powerful hungry
 
Rumaki - Rice in LA comes with EVERYTHING
 
Foodbme - It's like the Yankees putting chicken & noodles over mashed taters 

Foodbme - sounds great to me - but you have to be careful with Tony's as it is very salty.  I make my own version of salt-free Creole seasoning and keep it in a jar with a tight lid, in the refrigerator.     

BelleReve


Foodbme - sounds great to me - but you have to be careful with Tony's as it is very salty.  I make my own version of salt-free Creole seasoning and keep it in a jar with a tight lid, in the refrigerator.     

Guess What??? Tony's now makes a Salt-Free Creole Seasoning!
http://shop.tonychachere.com/saltfree-creole-seasoning-8-oz-p-21721.html

CajunKing


JB - Welcome back brother, you are making me powerful hungry

Rumaki - Rice in LA comes with EVERYTHING

Foodbme - It's like the Yankees putting chicken & noodles over mashed taters 

 
Ahh. a fellow Hoosier who eats his  chicken n noodles the right way!

Foodbme- cheaper and just as easy to make your own -

fishtaco

CajunKing


JB - Welcome back brother, you are making me powerful hungry

Rumaki - Rice in LA comes with EVERYTHING

Foodbme - It's like the Yankees putting chicken & noodles over mashed taters 

Ahh. a fellow Hoosier who eats his  chicken n noodles the right way!

Yeppers, some of their Yankee ways have rubbed off on me all these years exiled in the North

Over in Alabama the good folks of Etowah county put out the best kettle of green beans I ever ate:
 
http://www.scrumptiousche...ans-with-Tons-of-Bacon
 
To sum up: Ratio is key. 3 pounds of beans needs 3 pounds of bacon and 3 pounds of potatoes.
 
If you can get your hands on Kenebec potatoes you're ahead of the game.

Hey JB,  Let me take a minute to thank you for the cookin lessons and helpful hints.  I know you enjoy what you do, but I also know it takes a lot of time and effort.  Joe

Don't know that I've ever seen green beans & potatoes as a dish in any restaurants or meat 'n threes, but I've seen it many times at homes and pot luck events.  I love the stuff, and JB's pics are super.  Who the heck needs a food stylist here?