Green beans with tomatoes


Green beans with tomatoes
Cut green beans simmered with tomatoes and mixed with onions and lightly fried lardons (or small pieces of bacon).
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Last modified on: August 11th 2023
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 15 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 1 hour 35 min.
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Stage 1 - 20 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 1
Prepare 500 g green beans, cut into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 2

Stage 3 - 40 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 3

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 4
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large pan, then add the chopped onions, salt and pepper. Cook while stirring for 2 minutes.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 5
Add 150 g small pieces of bacon, mix well and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 6
Add the drained beans and mix well. You will see that this soaks up all the fat in the bottom of the pan.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 7
Add the tomatoes, salt lightly and cover.

Stage 8 - 15 min.
Green beans with tomatoes : Stage 8
Leave to cook for fifteen minutes on low heat until the tomatoes have broken down into a sauce.

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Remarks
All the proportions are simply for guidance, so you van vary them according to what you have to hand.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: One of Nanou's recipes.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %70 RDI=7 %120 RDI=20 %1,450 RDI=70 %6,080 RDI: 70 %
Per 100 g2 RDI=1 %6 RDI=1 %9 RDI=1 %120 RDI=6 %490 RDI: 6 %
Per person8 RDI=3 %20 RDI=2 %30 RDI=4 %360 RDI=20 %1,520 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.75 €
  • Per person : 1.20 €

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  • When I was a child, jh, my grandmother use to prepare green beans this way with garden tomatoes (i think plum tomatoes) she also use to add chunks of potatoes. Oh goodness, thanks for the memories. Your dish looks delicious:)
    Posted by Louise july 6th 2011 at 20:23 n° 1

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