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 8 people, you will need:
- 1
1 kg 600 g green beans - 2
80 g butter - 3
2 shallots - 4
400 ml liquid cream - 5
2 teaspoons tomato paste - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 2,140 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 7 min.
Cooking: 11 min.
All in all: 18 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Heat 80 g butter in a large pan on high heat until it froths.
Add the finely chopped 2 shallots.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the finely chopped 2 shallots.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Add 400 ml liquid cream, mix well and bring to the boil.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Add 2 teaspoons 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 | 50 20 % | 140 10 % | 190 30 % | 2,450 120 % | 10,270 120 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 1 % | 6 1 % | 8 1 % | 110 6 % | 480 6 % |
| Per person | 6 3 % | 20 2 % | 20 4 % | 310 20 % | 1,280 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 8.66 €
- Per person : 1.08 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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