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Green beans "Napoléon"

Apparently, Napoléon Bonaparte had a delicate stomach, so his cook made his cream sauces a little gentler with tomato.

Here is a version for green beans, cooked in two stages, with a cream and tomato sauce.

30 K 4/5 (4 reviews)

20 min.

Easy

£3.70

4 people

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: August 11^th 2023

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 800 g green beans
2 40 g butter
3 1 shallot
4 200 ml liquid cream
5 1 teaspoon tomato paste
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 1,070 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 7 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare 800 g green beans then cut into medium-sized pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Heat 40 g butter in a large pan on high heat until it froths.

Add the finely chopped 1 shallot.

Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Add 200 ml liquid cream, mix well and bring to the boil.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add 1 teaspoon tomato paste, mix well, then check the seasoning.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Add the green beans, mix well and leave to heat through for a few minutes.

Stage 6

Serve on its own or to accompany meat, for example.

Remarks

The quantity of tomato paste can be adapted to suit your taste, so add more or less as you prefer.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic 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 %	70 RDI=7 %	90 RDI=10 %	1,230 RDI=60 %	5,130 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	6 RDI=1 %	8 RDI=1 %	110 RDI=6 %	480 RDI: 6 %
Per person	6 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=4 %	310 RDI=20 %	1,280 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 : £3.70
Per person : £0.95

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