Green Bean Bacon And Shallot Sauté Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Pat dry with paper towels. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Wrap in paper towels; enclose in resealable plastic bag and refrigerate.)
• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels and drain. Discard all but 3 tablespoons bacon fat in skillet. Add butter to skillet and melt over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender and golden, about 4 minutes. Add beans and sauté until heated through, about 6 minutes. Add bacon to skillet and toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Pat dry with paper towels. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Wrap in paper towels; enclose in resealable plastic bag and refrigerate.)
• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels and drain. Discard all but 3 tablespoons bacon fat in skillet. Add butter to skillet and melt over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender and golden, about 4 minutes. Add beans and sauté until heated through, about 6 minutes. Add bacon to skillet and toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve.

GREEN BEAN, BACON AND SHALLOT SAUTé

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove from skillet; set aside.
• Add butter to skillet; cook on medium heat until melted. Stir in shallots; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in beans and bacon; cook 2 to 3 min. until heated through, stirring frequently.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of cold water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Trim the stem end off the green beans. Peel and finely chop the shallot.
• Drop the green beans into the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain in a colander set in the sink and rinse with very cold water until cool. Drain well and pat dry with paper towels. (The vegetables can be prepared up to this point, up to 4 hours ahead.)
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallot is just golden, about 2 minutes. Add the green beans, increase the heat to high, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are heated through, about 4 minutes. Season with the 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper and serve immediately.

SHALLOT SAUTEED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Bring 6-7 quarts of water to a boil in a large, deep pot. When at a rolling boil, add two pinches of salt.
• Carefully add the washed and trimmed green beans.
• Stir gently for 30-45 seconds, or until the beans turn a bright green color. The ideas is not only to blanch them, but to partially cook them.
• After 30-45 seconds have passed, drain beans into colander. Toss beans to remove any excess water and leave to drain.
• Melt butter over low heat. When foaming subsides, add olive oil. Add the shallots in handfuls, separating the layers while sprinkling into the pan.
• Allow the shallot to cook over medium heat until it becomes slightly translucent.
• Add beans, boost heat to medium high. Toss the beans with the butter and oil until all are coated.
• Continue to toss the beans every few minutes, or until they are cooked through and a little browned. Add salt and pepper to taste.

SAUTEED GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until browned on one side, then turn over to cook on the other side. Add the almonds to the skillet at this time, and cook, stirring until light golden brown.
• Remove the bacon from the skillet, leaving the bacon drippings. Crumble or chop bacon, and return to the skillet. Melt the butter in with the drippings. Add the green beans; cook and stir until tender, about 8 minutes.

SAUTéED GREEN BEANS AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• In large saucepan, heat 2 quarts (8 cups) water to boiling. Add green beans. Cover; cook about 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove green beans from boiling water; immediately plunge into ice water until cold. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in skillet.
• Cook shallots in reserved bacon drippings over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add green beans, salt, black pepper and red pepper; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly heated.
• Spoon bean mixture into serving dish. Sprinkle with cheese and crumbled bacon.

GREEN BEAN AND BACON SAUTE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet set over medium-high heat until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon pieces and drain them on a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off excess grease from the skillet, leaving about 2 tablespoons in the pan.
• Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to the bacon grease and cook over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add green beans and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until beans are tender but still a little crunchy, about 10 minutes. Return bacon to the pan and toss with the beans before serving.