Sweet Sour String Green Beans Food

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the water, beans, salt, pepper, bay leaf and cloves.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 3 minutes less than package directions.
• Drain and add the sugar, vinegar and butter or fat.
• Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Remove bay leaf and serve.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until well-browned. Add onion and cook until translucent. Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes more.
• Pour vinegar and 3/4 cup of the reserved green bean liquid into the pan. Add sugar, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and stir in the green beans. Continue cooking at a low simmer until beans are hot.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp and remove from pan.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Saute onion in drippings.
• Add brown sugar, vinegar and green beans.
• Crumble bacon into mixture.
• Simmer 20-30 minutes.
• Garnish with almonds and pimento, if desired.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In large saucepan, bring red wine vinegar and sugar to boil over medium-high heat. Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes, watching carefully. Whisk in olive oil. Meanwhile, cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain. Pour vinegar mixture into same pot and return to simmer, whisking constantly. Return beans to pot and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer beans to bowl and sprinkle with almonds.;

SWEET AND HOT QUICK PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans in a heatproof container.
• In a pot, heat the vinegar and 2 cups water to a simmer. Take off the heat and add the mustard seeds, salt, sugar, red pepper and garlic. Whisk until the salt and sugar dissolve.
• Pour the liquid over the green beans. Let cool, and then cover and place in the refrigerator. Allow the beans to pickle 24 hours before using. Pickled green beans will keep tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of drippings. Crumble the bacon and set aside. Saute the onion in drippings until tender. Stir in flour until thoroughly combined. Add water, vinegar and sugar. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Gently stir in beans and heat through. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve immediately.

GARLIC STRING / GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Fill saucepan with water, when boiling, add green beans and cook for about 2 minutes, until just crunchy.
• Rinse immediately under cold water.
• Alternately, you can cook the beans in the microwave for a few minutes until heated through.
• Put margarine in pan and melt, add slivered almonds and toast, as the almonds begin to turn brown add lots of garlic.
• Add green beans and toss quickly.

SIMPLY SPICED STRING/ GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and trim the string beans.
• I usually start out with more string beans than the 3 pounds called for in the recipe since I eat a lot raw and not all of them make it into the pot.
• Combine with all the other ingredients in a 3 quart pot and mix.
• Cook, covered on a small flame for 30 minutes.
• Drain.
• Serve warm or chilled.

SWEET "N" SOUR BEANS (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
• In the drippings, saute onions until tender.
• Add brown sugar, vingear, salt, mustard and garlic powder. Bring to a boil.
• In a slow cooker, combine beans and peas. Add onion mixture and bacon; mix well. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or until heated through.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. With tongs, transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate (reserve skillet with pan drippings).
• Add onion to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add green beans and 1/4 cup water; cook, tossing occasionally, until beans are bright green and tender, about 10 minutes.
• Crumble bacon into skillet; add vinegar and sugar. Cook until a syrupy sauce forms, 2 minutes, tossing to coat. Serve immediately.

SZECHUAN GREEN STRING BEANS

Steps:

• Heat 2 cups of the oil in a wok and add the beans.
• Fry for one minute or until soft.
• Drain.
• In a sauté pan, add the remaining oil and heat.
• Add the beans, garlic, minced pork, soy sauce, sherry, sugar and broth.
• Add the sesame oil and scallion, swirling to heat through.
• Serve.
• Our beans are extremely crisp, which makes all the difference.

ITALIAN STRING/GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and trim fresh string beans.
• Add string beans to a pot of boiling water.
• Cook until soft and drain water.
• In large frying pan, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat and add minced garlic.
• Let garlic sautee in butter and oil until a light golden brown and add string beans.
• Stir, coating all the string beans with butter and oil.
• Sprinkle string beans with bread crumbs and stir, coating all of the string beans.
• (If it's a little dry add some more oil) Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately.

SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Boil green beans until done.
• Drain off water.
• Brown bacon until crisp and crumble it.
• Place it in grease.
• add 1/2 cup of flour into the bacon and grease.
• mix together until moist.
• add 1 1/2 cup vinegar.
• add 1/2 cup water.
• add 1/3 cup sugar.
• Taste to make sure it is seasoned right. You may have.
• to add more vinegar or sugar.
• Pour over the cooked green beans and enjoy.