Is anything not improved with bacon? These green beans with bacon and shallots are a delicious way to eat your beans, pan fried in crispy bacon and sweet caramelised shallots. Give the kids some of these and they'll be happily eating their greens!
Green Beans With Bacon And Shallots
Green beans are one of those vegetables staples that many of keep in the freezer.
They're right up there with frozen peas in our house, maybe not quite as loved but still adored and there's usually a bag to be found in the deep freeze. Like peas they take very little time to go from frozen to being ready to eat, and this recipe is the go-to if I want to jazz them up a touch. Which realistically, is all the time :)
There's really nothing to this recipe. While the green beans are boiling and softening, you can fry the bacon and shallots so they're ready for the cooked green beans to go straight into.
I keep the fat on the bacon and use streaky bacon rather than medallions as they have a little more fat and that means the bacon flavor covers all the beans once you add them into the pan. Shallots are really sweet when they're slow cooked and caramelised, but feel free to use regular onions if you like, as long as you slow cook them you'll get a similar result.
More Vegetable Recipes
- Frozen charred corn
- Honey glazed carrots
- Crispy shredded brussel sprouts
- Shallow fried brussel sprouts in garlic butter
- roast cauliflower nuggets
- Savoury vegetable muffins
Make Ahead
These are great to make ahead if you have a little time spare before you cook the main meal. You can fully cook the recipe right until the end and then let the beans cool and store them in the fridge until you need them. The bacon fat will start to set and may look a little white, this will vanish as soon as you reheat them.
Once you want to reheat them, add them back into your frying pan and gently heat them until they're piping hot. You can then serve them as usual.
Left Overs
If you have leftovers of these beans, simply pop them into the fridge and you can keep them for up to two days, covered with food wrap. Then follow the instructions above to reheat them.
How To Make Green Beans With Bacon And Shallots
Ingredients
- 3 handfuls Green beans Trimmed, fresh or frozen
- 3 rashers Streaky bacon Fat left on, cut into thin strips
- 4 Shallots Peeled and sliced finely
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and pepper For seasoning
Instructions
- In a large frying pan gently heat the olive oil and then add the bacons and shallots
- Put a pan of water on to boil and then boil your green beans for 4-5 minutes
- Cook the bacon and shallot until soft making sure not to burn the onion. If you want the bacon to be crispy, crisp it up before the shallots go into the pan and then turn the heat down and cook the onion in the same pan, along side the bacon. Season the bacon and shallots really well
- Add the cooked green beans to the bacon and shallot pan and combine well, making sure that all the green beans get coated in the bacon and shallots
- Serve immediately
Green Beans With Bacon And Shallots Recipe
Green Beans With Bacon And Shallots
Ingredients
- 3 handfuls Green beans Trimmed, fresh or frozen
- 3 rashers Streaky bacon Fat left on, cut into thin strips
- 4 Shallots Peeled and sliced finely
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- Salt and pepper For seasoning
Instructions
- In a large frying pan gently heat the olive oil and then add the bacons and shallots
- Put a pan of water on to boil and then boil your green beans for 4-5 minutes
- Cook the bacon and shallot until soft making sure not to burn the onion. If you want the bacon to be crispy, crisp it up before the shallots go into the pan and then turn the heat down and cook the onion in the same pan, along side the bacon. Season the bacon and shallots really well
- Add the cooked green beans to the bacon and shallot pan and combine well, making sure that all the green beans get coated in the bacon and shallots
- Serve immediately
