Stewed green beans without boiling or Tuscan-style green beans with tomatoes, cooked raw, the rustic side dish as prepared in my region. Few ingredients but all together in the pan with tomato, slow cooking, and the green beans will be delicious, without taking on the typical boiled flavor. Try using the green beans also in a rice salad with cooked vegetables.
How to make stewed green beans is very simple, in Tuscany it is a summer side dish often prepared with this seasonal vegetable. You can make them to accompany meat and fish, and with this recipe, long green beans called snake beans are also delicious.
Today I made green beans with tomato adding bacon to make them even more appetizing, but you can also make them without bacon for a lighter taste suitable for the whole family.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 371.16 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 23.34 (g) of which sugars 6.53 (g)
- Proteins 11.01 (g)
- Fat 28.43 (g) of which saturated 5.49 (g)of which unsaturated 21.73 (g)
- Fibers 7.18 (g)
- Sodium 1,259.31 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 500 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 28 oz green beans
- 2 1/4 cups tomato puree
- 3.5 oz bacon (optional)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 bouillon cube
- 2 1/8 cups water
- to taste olive oil
- to taste salt
Tools
- Pan
Recipe
Rustic side dish
First, clean the green beans by trimming the ends, and if needed, remove the string along the bean.
In a pan, fry the oil with 2 cloves of garlic, then add the tomato puree, water, and the bouillon cube.
Sauté for about 5 minutes, add the cleaned green beans and the chopped bacon, and season with salt. Cook on low heat with a lid for about 75 minutes or until the beans are tender.
The green beans with tomato prepared without boiling have a completely different taste from those cooked by boiling first. Indeed, to prevent the vegetables from taking on the typical boiled flavor, they should be cooked raw directly in the pan. This is a very current Tuscan recipe with various preparation variants. Today’s recipe is the one we prepare in the family, and it’s a real delicacy.
Storage and Tips
Storage: Once cooked, stewed green beans can be stored in the fridge for 2-3 days in a container with a lid. I recommend reheating them before enjoying again.
Tips: You can add a few basil leaves during cooking.
You can leave out the bacon and bouillon cube to make them even lighter.
