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Green beans with tomato cream sauce

Green beans, cooked separately, are added to a tomato cream made with pan-fried cherry tomatoes with herbs.

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Last modified on: September 27^th 2023

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 12.3 oz green beans
2 5.3 oz cherry tomatoes
3 ½ shallot
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 ½ bayleaf
6 ½ sprig thyme
7 ½ garlic clove
8 4.4 oz cream
9 salt
10 pepper

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42 min.	25 min.	1 hour 7 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Prepare and cook 12.3 oz green beans.

Cut into small pieces and set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Wash 5.3 oz cherry tomatoes, then cut in half and sprinkle with fine salt.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Slice ½ shallot.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add ½ bayleaf, ½ sprig thyme and ½ garlic clove.

Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Add the chopped shallot, season with salt and pepper, stir and cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Add the cherry tomatoes and mix again.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are slightly stewed.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add 4.4 oz cream, salt and pepper, then mix well, deglazing the bottom of the pan.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Lower the heat and allow to thicken to taste.

Remove and discard the bay leaf, thyme and garlic, then check the seasoning.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Then add the green beans.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Mix well and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes, just long enough to reheat the beans.

Ready!

Remarks

If you don't have cherry tomatoes on hand, replace them with chopped tomatoes ( peeled if possible).

The crème fraiche can be replaced by fromage frais, but it will be a little less creamy.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
821 Kcal or 3,437 Kj	14 gr	39 gr	68 gr
30 %	4 %	3 %	8 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
122 Kcal or 511 Kj	2 gr	6 gr	10 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
411 Kcal or 1,721 Kj	7 gr	20 gr	34 gr
15 %	2 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 2.76 £
Per person : 1.38 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green beans with tomatoes, Green beans "Napoléon", Mexican-style pork medallions , Macédoine of vegetables, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, ... All
	Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Panzanella, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Bruschetta and mozzarella, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Day After Pork Belly" Soup, Spinach à la Lorraine, Feta and spinach brik pie, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Potato gratin, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed chicken with leeks, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Cretan Bread, Rabbit with mustard, Tomato tart, ... All

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