Green Beans
Green beans, cooked al-dente with bacon, shallot, and summer savory.
Equipment
- medium skillet
- glass bowl
- large sauce pan
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans - stemmed
- 1 slice of bacon
- 1 shallot - thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp Summer savory
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Ice water
Instructions
- Fill a glass bowl halfway with water and ice.
- Bring a large sauce pan full or water up to rolling boil.
- Put green beans into the boiling water, and boil until bright green and al dente (still firm but tender), about 3 minutes.
- Quickly remove the green beans from the boiling water and put them into the ice bath, until cold. They can be kept this way in the refrigerator for a few hours until ready to be prepared.
- When ready, drain the ice water.
- Bring a large pan up to medium heat, then add the bacon. Cook until bacon is fully rendered. It’s the rendered bacon fat that you are after. Remove the bacon from them pan, chop into bits, and reserve.
- Reduce the heat to low, then add the shallots. Sauté until lightly browned.
- Raise the heat to medium, add the drained green beans to the pan, and stir fry until hot.
- Toss in the cooked bacon.
- Toss in a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, and the savory.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 649mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 803IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
