Green Beans With Spaetzle Recipes

GREEN BEANS GERMAN STYLE

Steps:

• Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain and set aside. , In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. In the same skillet, saute onion in drippings until tender., In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, salt, mustard and water until smooth. Stir into onion. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in brown sugar and vinegar. Add the beans; heat thought. Sprinkle with bacon.

BAVARIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Combine beans and a small amount of water in a saucepan, over a moderate flame.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and steam until tender and heated through.
• Remove from heat, drain well.
• Combine bacon and onions in a skillet, over a moderate flame heat and stir for 5-10 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Add beer and sugar-mix well.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat to a boil.
• Remove from heat, add the spaetzle and pour over beans.
• Serve hot.
• Here is a spaetzle recipe. I haven't tried it yet. I generally use the Recipe #2 from Norpro Spaetzle Maker package. I'll post that recipe as Spaetzle Recipe #2.
• http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/pasta-recipes/homemade-spaetzle-spatzle/.

BUTTERY GARLIC GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place green beans into a large skillet and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans start to soften, about 5 minutes. Drain water. Add butter to green beans; cook and stir until butter is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Cook and stir garlic with green beans until garlic is tender and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with lemon pepper and salt.