Summer Seasoned String Beans

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter 
• 2 pounds green beans fresh trimmed
• 1 tablespoon ground pepper black
• 1  ham hock 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 12 small potatoes red
• 0.4 ounce vegetable soup mix dry
• 1 tablespoon sugar white

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Heat the oil and butter in a large pot.
2. Place ham hock in the pot, and brown on both sides. Reduce heat to low.
3. Place green beans and potatoes in the pot, and pour in enough water to cover.
4. Mix in soup mix, sugar, and pepper. Simmer 1 hour, or until beans and potatoes are tender.
5. Remove hock and shred meat into pot before serving.