New Potato And Green Bean Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 - 1 1/2 lb fresh green beans, washed and snapped
1 - 1 1/2 lb new potato (if they aren't in season, use 3 large baking potatoes)
1/2 onion, diced
1 ham steak, fat removed and cut into bite sized pieces
1 quart low sodium chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon pepper (6 good grinds)
Optional
2 tablespoons cornstarch (optional)
1/2 cup water (optional)

Preparation

Clean and cut up all the ingredients.
Place in your soup pot.
Add the chicken stock and enough water so there is an inch of fluid above the vegetables.
Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes.
Turn the heat down to low and simmer till the green beans are tender.
Add a little more broth or water if this gets too dry.
Add the cornstarch/water mixture if you want it a little thicker.
Serve with cornbread - Yummy!
Note: What I mean by ham steak is those one big slice of ham packages.
You won't need to add salt - the ham has enough for the dish.
This also works in the crockpot.
Boil the potatoes, then add everything to the crockpot 6 - 8 hours on low.