Betty's Country-Style Pressure Cooker Green Beans Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to use a pressure cooker to make Country-Style Green Beans to accompany a Southern dinner, including Pecan Crusted Oven Broiled Chicken Breasts, Brown Sugar Butter Baked Sweet Potatoes, Morning Coffee Blueberry Muffins, Perfect Pound Cake with Sugar Glaze Topping with Crispy, Sugary Nuts, and Triple Chocolate Frozen Ice Cream Pie (all in other videos, or videos to come soon). Please note that using a pressure cooker can be unsafe, and that you should extra caution when cooking any item in a pressure cooker. If you don't normally use a pressure cooker, I would advise you not to try this recipe. Please see my Done-In-A-Snap Country Style Green Beans.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans (I used stringless beans from the produce section of my grocery store.)
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (To taste--I started with 1 teaspoon salt, and after tasting the green beans for flavor, I added an additional 1/2 teaspoon salt after they were cooked.)
1 tablespoon cooking oil (I used a blended oil--canola oil blended with vegetable oil.)
1/2 cup water

Wash 1 1/2 pounds of green beans and dry them with a paper towel. Snap them or cut them into 1-inch long pieces, removing any blemishes. Place the beans in a pressure cooker. Add 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, and 1/2 cup water. Place the lid on the pressure cooker, turning to close tightly. Make sure the gasket in the lid is in place. Place the pressure release valve on top of the pressure cooker. Move the pressure cooker to a burner on the stove, and set it on medium high heat until the pressure release valve "jiggles" consistently. Turn the heat to low, being sure the value continues at a low "jiggle." Cook for 20 minutes. Turn off heat, and carefully remove the pressure cooker from the stove and place it in your sink. Carefully and cautiously remove the pressure release valve to let the steam escape. This will take a minute or so. Don't rush it. Do not put your hand near the steam as it escapes. *Do not open the lid until all of the steam has escaped, and the pressure is equalized*! Now, open the lid, and remove the Country-Style Green Beans to a nice serving bowl. Serve immediately! These may be reheated, and usually taste better the second time around. These Country-Style Green Beans are a staple of Kentucky cooking, and also much of the South!

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[brett1234]

holy crap this is entertaining!!

[bettyskitchen]

@brett1234 I'm glad you are enjoying it!

--Betty :)

[LHeminway]

I got a pressure cooker today and I am kind of scared to use it and there are no instructions with it. I'm glad I saw you use this as I might feel a bit less nervous.

[bettyskitchen]

@LHeminway It sounds scarier than it is. Also, when you're done cooking, if you will hold both handles together tightly and transfer it to your sink, dribble a little cold water from the sink over the top of the hot lid, it will release the pressure slowly, and that is less disturbing!

--Betty :)

[montgomerysarah]

My mother in law always used her pressure cooker for her mashed potatoes. It keeps the flavor in them so much better. Not watery like over boiling makes them.

[bettyskitchen]

@montgomerysarah That's a great idea!

--Betty :)

[LHeminway]

Thanks for your response. I hope to try it next week. My mom made stew beef fork tender in about 15 or 20 minutes in her pressure cooker when I was a kid. I loved her version of beef stew that was a clear broth. Dad didn't like gravy (weird) and she could dish out his stuff with a slotted spoon. Ours was so healthy and pure, I think. It was more of a soup, but I remember it so fondly. I must try it again with this new pressure cooker. Mom will smile from heaven upon me.

[thecreativelady]

A family member worked for Presto, a company that made pressure cookers, so you know I love pressure cookers. I still use mine regularly.

[rick13175]

The recipie looks very good. I am a mid-fifties male born and raised in rural Florida. I well remember the old jiggler-style pressure cookers. I am surprised that you are not using one of the new-style pressure cookers. Would go a long ways towards not scarning the daylights out of your readers. I just boughy my cooker, a fagor duo-pressure, about 3 months ago and use it 2-4 times a week. A little bacon, pepper, and onion makes this recipe truly 'southern.' Thanks.

[redcanoo57]

Love your videos. If you run cold water over the hot pressure cooker once it's in the sink.....much better/safer. LOVE my pressure cooker.