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 27th 2023
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2 kgs 100 g green beans
900 g cherry tomatoes
3 
12 tablespoons 
3 
3 sprigs 
3 
750 g 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 42 min. | 25 min. | 1 hour 7 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Wash 900 g cherry tomatoes, then cut in half and sprinkle with fine salt.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 12 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add 3 bayleaves, 3 sprigs thyme and 3 cloves garlic.
Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
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 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.
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!
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.
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 |
| 4,929 Kcal or 20,637 Kj | 87 gr | 234 gr | 405 gr |
| 246 % | 33 % | 22 % | 61 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 122 Kcal or 511 Kj | 2 gr | 6 gr | 10 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 411 Kcal or 1,721 Kj | 7 gr | 20 gr | 34 gr |
| 21 % | 3 % | 2 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 19.35 €
- Per person : 1.61 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green bean purée, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Green bean and potato salad with paprika, Pork sautéed with green beans, Asian style, Minestrone, ... All |
 | Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Bruschetta and mozzarella, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom tart, Stock-pot fish , Tarte à l'coloche, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Du Barry soup, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato tatin, Seafood sauerkraut, Purple Pesto, Tender tuna, Beans with tomatoes, ... All |
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