This classic French side dish is made with a twist! Crisp green beans cooked with shallot, with bacon and sliced almonds tossed in. It's a delicious side dish perfect any time holiday meals included. Fast and easy recipe.
1 ¼poundsfresh Green Beans, rinsed and ends trimmed
1large Shallot, peeled and diced
¼cupSliced Almonds
Kosher Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until done but not crisp. Remove the bacon to drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 teaspoons of the bacon fat in the pan and discard the rest. Chop or break bacon into small pieces.
While the bacon is cooking, steam the prepared green beans using a steamer or steamer basket, until almost fully cooked 3-4 minutes (taste to test). Note: they will complete cooking when sautéed and to retain firmness they should not steam until fully done. Remove beans from the steamer.
Over medium-high heat add the diced shallots to the skillet with the bacon fat and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Add the green beans and sauté to coat and heat through. Toss in bacon and sliced almonds; remove from heat and serve immediately.