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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 8 people, you will need:

1 1 kg 600 g green beans
2 80 g butter
3 2 shallots
4 400 g liquid cream
5 2 teaspoons tomato paste
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 2,140 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 1 kg 600 g green beans then cut into medium-sized pieces.

Set aside.

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.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Add 400 g 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,453 Kcal or 10,270 Kj	54 gr	138 gr	187 gr
123 %	21 %	13 %	28 %

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 8 people : 8.66 €
Per person : 1.08 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Minestrone, Pork sautéed with green beans, Asian style, Grandma's salad, How to prepare green beans, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Penne with Mushrooms, Langoustine gratin, Eton mess, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Benedict , Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Sandwich bread, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, ... All
	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Marchand de vin sauce, Surprise eggs, Country-style spring pasta, Sarladaise potatoes, ... All

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