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    Half Runner Green Beans

    Tender half runner beans simmered slowly with bacon and onion until deeply flavorful.

    ⏱ 10 minPrep time
    🔥 60 minCook time
    🍽 6Servings
    🏷 Appalachian KitchenCategory
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    Half Runner Green Beans

    Tender half runner beans simmered slowly with bacon and onion until deeply flavorful.

    Slow-simmered mountain beans

    Half runners are the mountain bean — simmered long with bacon until soft, silky, and full of smoky flavor.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Cook the bacon in a large pot until crisp; remove, leaving the fat.
    2. Cook the onion in the fat until soft, about 3 minutes.
    3. Add the beans, broth, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.
    4. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook 45-60 minutes until the beans are very tender.
    5. Swirl in the butter, top with the bacon, and serve with cornbread.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Mountain beans are meant to be cooked long and soft — don't stop at crisp-tender. The pot liquor is the best part; sop it up with cornbread.

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    Recipe details

    Prep10 min
    Cook60 min
    Servings6
    CategoryAppalachian Kitchen
    PublishedAugust 16, 2026
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