Green beans with tomato cream sauce
Green beans, cooked separately, are added to a tomato cream made with pan-fried cherry tomatoes with herbs.
20 K 5/5 (4 reviews)
1 hour 7 min.
Easy
8 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: September 27th 2023
1 kg 400 g green beans
600 g cherry tomatoes
2 
8 tablespoons 
2 
2 sprigs 
2 
500 g 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 1 hour 7 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Wash 600 g cherry tomatoes, then cut in half and sprinkle with fine salt.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 8 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add 2 bayleaves, 2 sprigs thyme and 2 cloves garlic.
Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Add the chopped shallot, season with salt and pepper, stir and cook for 1 minute without browning.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add the cherry tomatoes and mix again.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are slightly stewed.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Lower the heat and allow to thicken to taste.
Remove and discard the bay leaf, thyme and garlic, then check the seasoning.
Remove and discard the bay leaf, thyme and garlic, then check the seasoning.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Then add the green beans.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Mix well and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes, just long enough to reheat the beans.
Ready!
Ready!
Remarks
If you don't have cherry tomatoes on hand, replace them with chopped tomatoes ( peeled if possible).
The crème fraiche can be replaced by fromage frais, but it will be a little less creamy.
The crème fraiche can be replaced by fromage frais, but it will be a little less creamy.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=20 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 270 RDI=40 % | 3,290 RDI=160 % | 13,760 RDI: 160 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 120 RDI=6 % | 510 RDI: 6 % |
| Per person | 7 RDI=3 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 410 RDI=20 % | 1,720 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 12.90 €
- Per person : 1.65 €
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