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: October 24th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
800 g cooked green beans - 2
40 g butter - 3
1 shallot - 4
200 ml liquid cream - 5
1 teaspoon tomato paste - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 1,070 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 37 min. | 11 min. | 48 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Prepare 800 g cooked green beans.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Heat 40 g butter in a large pan on high heat until it froths.
Add the finely chopped 1 shallot.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the finely chopped 1 shallot.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Add 200 ml liquid cream, mix well and bring to the boil.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 1 teaspoon tomato paste, mix well, then check the seasoning.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Add the green beans, mix well and leave to heat through for a few minutes.
Stage 7
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,226 Kcal or 5,133 Kj | 27 gr | 69 gr | 94 gr |
| 61 % | 10 % | 7 % | 14 % |
| 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 4 people : 4.33 €
- 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.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salad paysanne, Tenderloin steaks marinated in red wine with rosemary, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Pistachio tiramisu, Moist chocolate cake, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Rosemary steamed fish, Hazelnut and orange cake, Flognarde, ... All |
 | Tomato paste: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tomato and courgette tart, Couscous, Tomato sauce for pizzas, Taos hotpot, Cassoulet, ... All |
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