Green Beans with Smoked Bacon Recipe
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This recipe combines a Thanksgiving staple, green beans, with a smoky, slightly sweet bacon vinaigrette. It’s a real crowd-pleaser!
This dish was featured as part of our Classic Thanksgiving … Only Cheaper menu.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 pounds green beans, stems removed
- 1/2 pound sliced smoked bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, prepare an ice water bath by filling a bowl halfway with ice and water.
- Place the beans in the boiling water and cook until crisp tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and place in the ice water bath to cool. Drain and set aside.
- In a large frying pan set over medium heat, cook the bacon until it starts to brown. Add the onion and cook until it caramelizes and turns golden.
- Add the reserved green beans, vinegar, and sugar and cook, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Mix in the parsley and season with salt and pepper.
This was better the second day. I think the next time, I will boil the green beans 4 minutes as they seemed underdone to me. Will make this again.
I make this instead with shallots instead of onions and tarragon vinegar
Made it last weekend for Sunday dinner. It was better then just steamed green beans. We liked the bacon and onions in it and the vinegar was just what I think it needed. Will make it again for sure!
Just made this dish a few nights back, what can i say but it was soo savory and delicious. The Red wine vinegars(sp*) tart balances perfectly well with the greasy bacon. Definitely make sure to cook bacon until it is just cooked before your liking, as it gets a bit more of a cook later on. Thanks fellow chefs/foodies!