Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella

Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella.
Vegan and vegetarian dish.
This dish has a summer taste, as these beans are harvested between June and July and in some less sunny regions also in August. They are increasingly rare to find, in fact, supermarkets do not sell them, but small greengrocer shops do. I am fortunate to live in a small area between the sea and the hills, making it easy for me to find them. They are characterized by being up to 16 inches long.
Today I present to you a dish from my dear grandmother Maria. I will prepare them with Pachino tomatoes, spaghetti, or linguine.
At the end of the traditional recipe, you will also find the procedure for cooking with Bimby.

Thought for you:

Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella
  • Difficulty: Very easy
  • Cost: Very cheap
  • Preparation time: 20 Minutes
  • Portions: 2
  • Cooking methods: Slow fire, Boiling
  • Cuisine: Regional Italian
  • Region: Sicily
  • Seasonality: Summer
261.76 Kcal
calories per serving
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  • Energy 261.76 (Kcal)
  • Carbohydrates 37.71 (g) of which sugars 5.27 (g)
  • Proteins 7.90 (g)
  • Fat 10.67 (g) of which saturated 1.58 (g)of which unsaturated 0.71 (g)
  • Fibers 6.66 (g)
  • Sodium 4,050.77 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 300 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

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  • 10.6 oz green beans (snake or paesanella)
  • 1 cup tomato purée (rustic or diced)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 leaves basil
  • to taste salt
  • 4.6 oz pasta

Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella

Tools

What we need to make

  • Frying Pan
  • 2 Pots
  • Colander
  • Knife

Preparation of Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella

  • These are the typical snake or paesanella green beans. Wash them, and remove the ends just like you would with regular green beans.

    paesanella green beans
  • Bring a pot with plenty of salted water to a boil,

  • Once boiling, add the green beans, cover and let cook for about 10-12 minutes.

    Then drain and cool with cold water.

    Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella
  • In the frying pan, add the olive oil and chopped garlic and let it sauté for 1 minute.

  • Once the garlic is sautéed, pour in the diced or rustic tomato purée,

    garlic oil diced purée
  • Add a small pinch of salt, and mix.

    In the meantime, you can set a pot for the pasta on the stove.

    diced peeled tomatoes
  • Let the tomato cook for 3 minutes, then add the green beans, mix and continue cooking for 2 minutes, then turn off the heat and add the pasta.

    Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella
  • Add the pasta to the pan and stir over high heat with plenty of basil leaves.

    Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella
  • Serve hot. Here is a good dish of pasta with snake beans or Paesanella ready.

    A dish that tastes like summer.

    Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella
  • Wash them, and remove the ends just like you would with regular green beans.

    paesanella green beans
  • put 250 g of water in the mixing bowl,

    place the rolled-up green beans in the basket.

    Place the basket inside the mixing bowl, and cook for 7/min. Varoma Speed 1

    thermomix
  • When the time is up, remove the green beans from the basket, and dry the mixing bowl. Dry it well and position it

  • Peel the garlic and chop for 5 sec. speed 5.

    Collect with the spatula and pour into the bowl 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Sauté for 2 min. 212°F speed 1.

    garlic and parsley
  • Once the garlic is sautéed, pour in the diced or rustic tomato purée,

    Add a small pinch of salt,

    In the meantime, you can set a pot for the pasta on the stove.

    tomato puree Thermomix
  • Let the tomato cook for 3 minutes at 212°F speed 1, then add the green beans, and continue cooking for 2 min, 212°F spoon speed.

  • Pour the contents of the bowl into a soup tureen, then drain the pasta and mix it with the green beans, adding plenty of basil.

  • And here is the pasta with snake beans or Paesanella, with cooking for Bimby tm6.

    Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella

storage

Pasta with snake beans or paesanella.

the sauce for this pasta can be stored in the fridge for 3 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. With the same recipe, you can use regular green beans or flat beans.

Pasta with Snake Beans or Paesanella

  • Can I use small green beans? And flat beans?

    Yes, you can use both

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