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Green beans with Bacon and Onion

German green Beans bacon Recipe

This german green Beans and bacon Recipe “Westphalian snap beans” recipe is quite easy to prepare, and the green beans steamed in their own juice make a delicious vegetable side dish. I love these classic snap beans very much, and it always makes me remember my childhood so well. Here in Germany, we like to call them “Speckbohnen”.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Course: eat a side dish, Lunch
Cuisine: German
Keyword: classic german green Beans, german green beans and bacon, green bean recipe
Servings: 4 Portionen
Calories: 200kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large pot
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 knife
  • 1 pan
  • 1 strainers
  • 1 paring knife

Ingredients

  • 1 kg green Beans 2,2 lbs.
  • 1 Onion large
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 100 g Bacon 0,2 lbs.
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 tbsp savory
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 30 g Butter 0,066 lbs.

Instructions

  • It is best to prepare all needed ingredients right at the beginning. You can do yourself a big favor by weighing and measuring your ingredients right from the start, too. Wash the beans, peel the onion and your garlic cloves. Bring a pot with water and a little salt to boil.
    Ingredients, Beans, Bacon, Onion
  • Cut off the splits and ends of the green beans a little bit.
    cutting beans
  • Cut the beans into diagonal, equal sized pieces and boil them in salted water for about 10 min.
  • After that, put the beans in a colander and rinse with ice-cold water.
    boiled beans
  • Fry the onions and bacon in butter until translucent.
    fry bacon
  • Add drained beans and sauté for about 10 minutes. The bean pieces should not become mushy, but still have a bit of bite. Chop the savory and add into the beans. Season with salt and pepper.
    Green bean, bacon and onion

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 636mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1773IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 3mg
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