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Shuck Beans

Name: Shuck Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lb dried shuck beans (or green beans dried in a 200°F oven 6-8 hours); 4 oz salt pork or 4 slices bacon; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 6 cups water; Cornbread for serving

Dried green beans reconstituted and simmered with salt pork until soft and deeply savory.

⏱ 10 minPrep time

🔥 90 minCook time

🍽 6Servings

🏷 Appalachian KitchenCategory

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Dried green beans reconstituted and simmered with salt pork until soft and deeply savory.

Winter’s taste of summer

Beans dried on the vine — ‘shuck beans’ — come back to life in a slow pot with salt pork, tasting like a garden saved for January.

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Step by stepInstructions

Rinse the beans and soak in water 2 hours; drain.
Combine the beans, salt pork, onion, pepper, garlic powder, and water in a large pot.
Bring to a boil, reduce to a gentle simmer, and cook 1 1/2 hours, until the beans are soft and the broth is savory.
Taste and add salt if needed (the pork is usually salty enough).
Serve hot with cornbread and chow chow.

💡 Chef tips & storage

The broth is the treasure — serve it in the bowl with the beans. Leftovers only improve overnight.

Recipe details

Prep10 min

Cook90 min

Servings6

CategoryAppalachian Kitchen

PublishedAugust 16, 2026

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