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.
21K 4/5 based on 4 reviews
Last modified on: August 11th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 5 g green beans - 2
0 kg 4 g butter - 3
3 shallots - 4
1 lb + 5.1 oz liquid cream - 5
3 teaspoons tomato paste - 6
salt - 7
pepper
How long will 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 kg 4 g butter in a large pan on high heat until it froths.
Add the finely chopped 3 shallots.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the finely chopped 3 shallots.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Add 1 lb + 5.1 oz liquid cream, mix well and bring to the boil.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Add 3 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 |
| 3,679 Kcal or 15,403 Kj | 80 gr | 207 gr | 281 gr |
| 184 % | 31 % | 20 % | 43 % |
| 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 12 people : 12.99 €
- 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.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mexican-style pork medallions , Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Green bean and potato salad with paprika, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Green bean purée, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks, The total turnip, Smoky sausage and mash, Tagliatelle with cockles, Curried mussels with cabbage, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kale and potato soup, Far Normandy-Brittany, Smart plum tart, Gâteau Nantais, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, ... All |
 | Tomato paste: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Loaf for "les filles'", Cassoulet, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Cocktail sauce, Couscous, ... All |
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