Bacon Braised String Beans

Name: Bacon Braised String Beans
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams bacon, skinless and cut into lardons; 227 grams button mushrooms, stemmed and sliced; 227 grams button mushrooms, stemmed and sliced; 240 milliliters chicken stock; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pinch Pinch crushed red pepper flakes; 454 grams string beans, stems removed

Bacon Braised String Beans is a side dish that serves 4. One serving contains 432 calories, 13g of protein, and 38g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of bacon, button mushrooms, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes. Bacon Braised String Beans, French String Beans/ Green Beans, Tomato & Basil Salad, and Bacon-braised green beans and chickpeas are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

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Coat a large straight sided skillet lightly with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the bacon, garlic and red pepper flakes and bring to a medium heat. Cook until the bacon has gotten brown and crispy and has let off most of the fat. When the garlic becomes golden brown and very aromatic, remove and discard. They have fulfilled their garlic destiny.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Bacon

Add the mushrooms to the bacon pan, season with salt, to taste, and cook until they become soft, about 2 to 3 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Bacon

Salt

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Frying Pan

Add the beans and the chicken stock, season with salt, to taste, cover and cook over medium-low heat for 40 to 45 minutes. If the liquid reduces too much during the cooking time, add water to make up the difference.

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Chicken Stock

Beans

Water

Salt

Remove the lid and cook until almost all of the liquid is reduced. When done the beans should be very tender, almost falling apart and VERY flavorful.

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Beans

Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

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Bowl