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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.

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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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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
7 min.	11 min.	18 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,226 Kcal or 5,133 Kj	27 gr	69 gr	94 gr
61 %	10 %	7 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
115 Kcal or 481 Kj	3 gr	6 gr	9 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
307 Kcal or 1,285 Kj	7 gr	17 gr	23 gr
15 %	3 %	2 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.65 £
Per person : 0.91 £

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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, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Macédoine of vegetables, Grandma's salad, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Frozen Nougat, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Roquefort sauce, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roasted cauliflower, Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, Tart Tatin, Lime crémeux, Nantes Tourton, ... All
	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed tomato salad, Tahitian style fish, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Gribouille dressing, ... All

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