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Green beans with tomato cream sauce

Name: Green beans with tomato cream sauce
Prep time: 42 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g green beans; 300 g cherry tomatoes; 1 shallot; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 bayleaf; 1 sprig thyme; 1 garlic clove; 250 g cream; salt; pepper

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

31 K 5/5 (4 reviews)

1 hour 7 min. difficulté

Easy

6.45 €

4 people

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: September 27^th 2023

For 4 people, you will need:

1 700 g green beans
2 300 g cherry tomatoes
3 1 shallot
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 1 bayleaf
6 1 sprig thyme
7 1 garlic clove
8 250 g cream
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,350 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 45 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 1 hour 7 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 1

Prepare and cook 700 g green beans.

Cut into small pieces and set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 2

Wash 300 g cherry tomatoes, then cut in half and sprinkle with fine salt.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 3

Slice 1 shallot.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 4

In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 1 garlic clove.

Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 5

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

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 6

Add the cherry tomatoes and mix again.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 10 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 7

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

Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 8

Add 250 g cream, salt and pepper, then mix well, deglazing the bottom of the pan.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 10 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 9

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.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 10

Then add the green beans.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 11

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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	30 RDI=10 %	80 RDI=7 %	140 RDI=20 %	1,640 RDI=80 %	6,880 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=2 %	120 RDI=6 %	510 RDI: 6 %
Per person	7 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=5 %	410 RDI=20 %	1,720 RDI: 20 %