Bacon Smothered Green Beans

Submitted by Chippie1

"Recipe comes courtesy of "Emeril Live". I watched him make these recently and just had to give them a try. Very good side dish recipe and even my 11 year old scarfed them up. Did modify the recipe to fit our tastes a bit, but did stay with all of his ingredients. Prep time includes trimming the beans, chopping the bacon, and mincing the garlic & shallots."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 3⁄4 lb fresh green beans (small & ends trimmed)
• 1⁄4 lb bacon (chopped)
• 1⁄2 cup shallot (minced)
• 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1⁄2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cooking sherry

directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
2. Add the beans and cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Drain in colander and transfer to an ice bath.
4. Drain well.
5. Fry the bacon in a large skillet and cook until crisp and golden (approximately 5 minutes).
6. Add the shallots& garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Add the flour and cook, stiring constantly for 2 minutes.
8. Add the stock, salt, pepper, and wine and cook until thickened (about 4 minutes).
9. Add the green beans and cook until warmed through (2 minutes).

Reviews

[gail.lalumiere]

Not enough taste even with bacon involved. I would not make again.

 

[kellie.thomas]

Made this dish for Thanksgiving to rave reviews. I have made it for my picky eaters twice since then and will be making it for a Christmas pary tonite. Ths dish can get anyone to eat green beans! Thanks for posting!

 

[Bake-a-holic]

Great recipe. Very easy to make. Just one warning - I made this as a side dish with a roasted chicken so I had fresh chicken stock on hand. Do NOT use any stock that has an abundance of pepper (i.e. cayenne, paprika, etc.). It just added a weird bitter taste that I'm sure wasn't supposed to be there. Other then that, it was really good. Thanks for posting!

 

[miss_treated1]

I made this for Christmas dinner except that I transferred everything to a baking dish and kept it in a warm oven for about 30 minutes. It was great-thanks for sharing!

 

[Marie Nixon]

This was great. It takes a little time to prepare it but it is worth it for a special treat every now and then. I followed the recipe exactly. The coooking times were right on for me.