Green beans with tomatoes
Cut green beans simmered with tomatoes and mixed with onions and lightly fried lardons (or small pieces of bacon).
73,907 14.4/5 for 30 ratings
Last modified on: July 6th 2011
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g green beans - 2
2 spring onions (scallions) - 3
3 tomatoes - 4
2 tablespoons butter - 5
150 g small pieces of bacon - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 1,231 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 11 min. | 27 min. | 1 hour 38 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare and wash 500 g green beans, then cut into short lengths.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the beans quickly, just 5 minutes from the time the water comes back to the boil.
Cool under cold water, then drain.
Cool under cold water, then drain.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Prepare 2 spring onions (scallions) and chop.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large pan, then add the chopped onions, salt and pepper. Cook while stirring for 2 minutes.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Add 150 g small pieces of bacon, mix well and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Add the drained beans and mix well. You will see that this soaks up all the fat in the bottom of the pan.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Add the tomatoes, salt lightly and cover.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
Leave to cook for fifteen minutes on low heat until the tomatoes have broken down into a sauce.
Check seasoning.
Check seasoning.
Remarks
All the proportions are simply for guidance, so you van vary them according to what you have to hand.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.72 €
- Per person : 1.18 €
Source
One of Nanou's recipes.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Mexican-style pork medallions , Rolls of fish in smoked ham, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Macédoine of vegetables, ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, French-style peas, Deep leek and potato quiche, Vol-au-vent, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All |
| Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, Mixed tomato salad, Guacamole, Mixed salad stack, ... All |
| Spring onion (scallion): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Colcannon, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Cretan salad, ... All |
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