Fagiolini ‘mbuttunati typical Sicilian green beans. Today I want to suggest a typical Sicilian summer side dish.
In the warm season, we can easily find both green beans and cherry tomatoes.
We will pair them with the prince of our cuisine: Sicilian-seasoned breadcrumbs, which many have used to stretch and flavor dishes.
This is a side dish that goes well with both fish and meat. It tastes better at room temperature, so it’s convenient to prepare in advance. The star of this recipe is the Sicilian-seasoned breadcrumbs. Traditional recipe and Thermomix (Bimby).
Here attached you’ll find a link that explains how to make it.
Thought for you:
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 15 Minutes
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian Regional
- Region: Sicily
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 96.35 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 12.66 (g) of which sugars 3.89 (g)
- Proteins 2.83 (g)
- Fat 4.58 (g) of which saturated 0.70 (g)of which unsaturated 0.40 (g)
- Fibers 2.81 (g)
- Sodium 68.10 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 125 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
Do the shopping
- 21 oz green beans (flat green beans (piattoni) are also fine)
- 2 cups piccadilly tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes)
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (Sicilian-seasoned, see recipe)
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 sprig chopped parsley
- 10 leaves basil
Fagiolini ‘mbuttunati typical Sicilian green beans
Tools
What we need to prepare them
- Frying pan
- Pot large
- Colander
- Knife
- Cutting board
Preparation of Fagiolini ‘mbuttunati typical Sicilian green beans
Start by trimming the green beans; check if they have a string — if they do, be sure to remove it. Rinse them several times under running water.
Place a fairly large pot on the heat with water and salt as if you were cooking pasta.
Bring to a boil, and only then add the green beans. Cover and let cook for about 10 minutes.
However, this depends on the beans and their seasonality, so check them and extend the cooking time if necessary.
If you’re using frozen green beans, add them to the boiling water frozen and shorten the cooking time.
In any case, when they’re cooked, drain them and cool them under plenty of cold water to stop the cooking.
While the beans cool, wash the cherry tomatoes, and…
cut them into pieces.
In the same pot or in a pan, pour in the allotted oil, peel the garlic and slice it so it’ll be easier to spot and remove later; sauté for 1 minute.
As soon as you smell the garlic, add the chopped tomatoes; you’ll hear them sizzle. Stir for 1 minute, and…
Season with salt. Then…
add the green beans.
Mix well and cook for only 2 minutes.
Then turn off the heat and…
With the heat off, sprinkle the Sicilian-seasoned breadcrumbs, mix, let cool and…
Serve garnished with plenty of basil.
Here are the Fagiolini ‘mbuttunati typical Sicilian green beans, ready.
A typically summery side dish.
Put the garlic and extra virgin olive oil into the Thermomix bowl; chop: 4 sec./speed 5, then sauté: 5 min./248°F/speed 1.
Add the chopped tomatoes, 100 g of water and salt. Arrange the green beans in the Varoma container and place the Varoma on top; cook: 35 min./Varoma/reverse/spoon speed.
Remove the Varoma, pour the green beans into the bowl with the sauce, add the basil and the seasoned breadcrumbs, mix: 30 sec./reverse/spoon speed. Let sit in the bowl to absorb flavors for 5 minutes and then serve cold. Here are your Fagiolini ‘mbuttunati typical Sicilian green beans.
Storage
Fagiolini ‘mbuttunati typical Sicilian green beans.
You can store this dish in the refrigerator for up to 3 days; before eating, leave it at room temperature for 30 minutes.
You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.
