Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 800 g green beans
• 2 30 g butter
• 3 1 garlic clove
• 4 1 bayleaf
• 5 1 sprig thyme
• 6 80 g small pieces of smoked bacon
• 7 4 tablespoons vinegar (optional)
• 8 pesto
• 9 Salt
• 10 Pepper
• Total weight: 925 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	20 min.	55 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare the 800 g green beans and cut them into small pieces.
2	In a large skillet over medium heat, add 30 g butter, and when it has melted, add crushed 1 garlic clove, 1 bayleaf, and 1 sprig thyme. Stir for 1 minute to infuse the butter with the flavors of the herbs and garlic.
3	Pour in the green beans, add water until they are halfway covered, season with salt, and stir.
4	Cover the green beans or place a circle of paper over them, lower the heat slightly, and let them cook gently.
5	Ideally, green beans should be cooked until there is little or no water left in the pan; remove them from the heat at that point, stir well, and check the seasoning.
6	While the green beans are cooking, sauté 80 g small pieces of smoked bacon in a small skillet without any fat, to your liking. If you like the flavor, deglaze the pan with 4 tablespoons vinegar at the end of cooking.
7	Add the pan-fried bacon bits to the green beans and toss to combine.
8	Finally, add the pesto to taste, mix well, and it's ready.

Remarks

If you don't like using vinegar to deglaze the bacon bits, use a little dry white wine, or, if you don't have any, just a little water.

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