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Green beans with tomato cream sauce

Green beans, cooked separately, are added to a tomato cream made with pan-fried cherry tomatoes with herbs.

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Last modified on: September 27^th 2023

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 700 g green beans
2 300 g cherry tomatoes
3 1 shallot
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 1 bayleaf
6 1 sprig thyme
7 1 garlic clove
8 250 g cream
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,346 grams

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42 min.	25 min.	1 hour 7 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Prepare and cook 700 g green beans.

Cut into small pieces and set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Wash 300 g cherry tomatoes, then cut in half and sprinkle with fine salt.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Slice 1 shallot.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 1 garlic clove.

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 8 - 2 min.

Add 250 g cream, salt and pepper, then mix well, deglazing the bottom of the pan.

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.

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!

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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,643 Kcal or 6,879 Kj	29 gr	78 gr	135 gr
82 %	11 %	7 %	20 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
122 Kcal or 511 Kj	2 gr	6 gr	10 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
411 Kcal or 1,721 Kj	7 gr	20 gr	34 gr
21 %	3 %	2 %	5 %

% 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 4 people : 6.45 €
Per person : 1.61 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green bean and potato salad with paprika, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Green beans "Napoléon", How to prepare green beans, Grandma's salad, ... All
	Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Panzanella, Bruschetta and mozzarella, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate ganache, Mushroom velouté, Gratin Comtois, Tuna pasta, Fisherman's Ragout, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roasted cauliflower, Rabbit civet, Coriander and cashew nut pesto, Mexican tart, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, ... All

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