Smoked Green Beans

Smoked Green Beans

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds fresh green beans
Chicken broth or stock
1 smoked turkey leg or ham hock
Salt and pepper
Cider vinegar

Hickory wood chips
INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Add the hickory wood chips to the chip box of the Digital Electric Vertical Smoker and water to the water pan at the recommended level. Preheat it for 40 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, trim the ends off the green beans, place them in a microwave-safe container with a cover, add water to cover the beans half way and microwave for 3 minutes to partially cook the beans.

3.Drain the water and add the beans to an aluminum half pan. Add enough chicken stock to cover the beans and add the smoked turkey leg or ham hock.

4.Once the smoker has preheated, set the temperature to 225 degrees and the time to 3 hours. Add the pan of beans and smoke, checking periodically to see if the beans are tender before the 3-hour smoking session is up.

5.Take the beans out of the smoker, drain off most of the liquid and remove the turkey leg or ham hock. Season the beans with salt, pepper and a healthy drizzle of apple cider vinegar. Shred the smoked meat and add it back to the beans.