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.
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 11th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
14.1 oz green beans - 2
0.7 oz butter - 3
½ shallot - 4
3.5 oz liquid cream - 5
½ teaspoon tomato paste - 6
salt - 7
pepper
How long does it take?
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 2 - 1 min.
Heat 0.7 oz butter in a large pan on high heat until it froths.
Add the finely chopped ½ shallot.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the finely chopped ½ shallot.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Add 3.5 oz liquid cream, mix well and bring to the boil.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Add ½ 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 |
| 613 Kcal or 2,567 Kj | 13 gr | 35 gr | 47 gr |
| 31 % | 5 % | 3 % | 7 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.17 €
- Per person : 1.09 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mexican-style pork medallions , Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Pork sautéed with green beans, Asian style, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackberry and almond fondant tart, The total turnip, Ham pasta bake, Pistachio ice cream, Rice and peas, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag., Citrus tart, Lime (or lemon) curd, Kouign-amann, Lemon and grated apple tart, ... All |
 | Tomato paste: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cocktail sauce, Cassoulet, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Taos hotpot, Couscous, ... All |
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