Spanish String Beans Food

SPANISH GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC AND PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Rinse 1/2 lbs (250g) of fresh green beans under cold running water, shake off any of the excess water and cut off 1/2 inch from each end of each green bean, also thinly slice 5 cloves of garlic
• Heat a fry pan with a medium heat and add a 1/4 cup of cold water, once the water comes to a light boil add the green beans into the pan and place a lid on top
• Three minutes after adding the lid remove it, there should be almost no water left in the pan, drizzle in a generous tbsp of extra virgin olive oil and the thinly sliced garlics, mix everything together, continue to mix so the garlics can lightly cook, you don´t want to brown the garlics, just make them fragrant
• After 2 minutes turn off the heat, add in 1 tsp of sweet smoked paprika and season everything with sea salt & freshly cracked black pepper, mix together until well combined, very important to turn off the heat so the paprika does not get a bitter flavor
• Transfer the green beans into a serving dish, making sure to grab all the garlics in the pan and garnish with lemon wedges, enjoy!

SPANISH GREEN BEANS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat if garlic begins to brown. Add green beans, then continue to cook and stir until bright green but not quite tender, about 4 minutes.
• Mix in tomatoes, lemon juice and pine nuts, and season with chives, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer gently uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.

STRING BEANS WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Blanch the string beans in a large pot of boiling salted water for just 1 1/2 minutes. Drain immediately and immerse in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. When they are cool, drain and set aside.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a very large saute pan over medium heat and cook the garlic for 1 to 2 minutes, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned. Add the string beans, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss together. Reheat the string beans and serve.

SPANISH GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook beans in the microwave for 6-7 minutes until crisp-tender. Or you can cook in a pan with a small amount of boiling water.
• Put the next 9 ingredients (dressing) in a jar with a lid. Cover and shake well.
• Pour dressing over beans, stir well and refrigerate (I usually put this all in a container with a tight-fitting lid and shake the dickens out of it).
• Serve over shredded lettuce -- at whatever temperature you prefer. It takes at least an hour for this to come to room temperature after being in the fridge.

SPANISH GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted water cook the green beans about 5-6 minutes, only until just tender but still with some "bite".
• In a saucepan, heat the olive oil on medium heat and fry the onion for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook another minute. DO NOT burn the garlic!
• Drain the green beans well and add to the saucepan with the garlic. Cook, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the crumbled bacon. NOTE: If using Serrano or Parma ham, add it at the same time with the garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

SPANISH GREEN BEANS WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil water in saucepan.
• Clean green beans, remove tips with knife and remove threads along the sides using a vegetable peeler. If they are broad, slice them in half lengthwise. If not, leave them as they are. Then cut all beans into 4 cm pieces.
• Peel potato and cut them into stew chunks.
• Add green beans and potato to saucepan, season with salt to taste and let simmer 30 minutes.
• Peel garlic cloves, slice width-wise and fry in 4 tbsp oil in a small pan. When they are golden-brown, add them along with hot oil to green beans and let boil 2 minutes so that the flavors mix. Serve on plates.

SPANISH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook beans until tender. Drain and set aside. Saute onion and pepper in oil until soft. Add tomatoes and spices. Stir in beans. Heat through.