Bundles of green beans with bacon, Traditional recipe

Serving bundles of green beans with bacon is a great classic of traditional dishes, I admit, but which is always a pleasure and which is so simple to prepare. The perfect accompaniment to your meat or fish.

You will tell me that these bundles of green beans are a fairly dated recipe, from the 80s even, but in reality I realize that this recipe has very strong sympathy capital. A bit like a Proust madeleine which is so reminiscent of family meals.
And each time everyone takes it and refills it. So here is how to make this green bean and bacon bundle recipe.

Which green beans to choose?

Fresh green beans preferably if you can find them and have the patience or time to hull them.
Otherwise use frozen green beanspreferably extra-fine. I advise you not to canned beans because they are often a little soft and don’t hold together well when you fry them in the second step of this recipe. But maybe you have a good quality brand of can.

Bacon or smoked bacon?

It’s up to your taste. Choose slices of pork belly that are not too fatty; you want meat and not too much fat.
I find that smoked bacon gives the much-loved taste to these bundles but if you prefer plain bacon, no worries. You need thin slices.

Preparation and cooking tips

• You will first need precook the green beans in water or steam. Be sure to stop cooking when they are still a little crunchy because they will continue to cook a little with the bacon.
• Then form small piles of identical length, place this bundle at the end of a thin slice of bacon and roll it up . Cut the ends on each side to obtain pretty identical bundles. But this is optional of course. Do not throw away the ends, you can for example add them to a mixed salad.
• Melt a knob of butter in a pan and fry the bundles on each side. It’s ready when the bacon is nicely browned. This step can also be done in the oven, the bacon will then be a little less crispy.
• You can cook the beans in advance and pan-fry them at the last minute.

What to serve this accompaniment with

In reality these little bundles go just as well with meat that fisheven an omelet like in my photos.
However, be sure to serve either with meat or fish in sauce or with a gratin or mash so as not to combine slightly dry preparations (not like me!!) in order to have a well-balanced dish.

It is the perfect accompaniment for a steak, lamb at Easter such as 7-hour leg of lamb, fish in sauce…

Bundles of green beans with bacon

A great classic of traditional dishes but which always pleases and is so simple to prepare. The perfect accompaniment to your meat or fish.

Cooking modeTo prevent sleep

Preparation time 15 minutes min

Cooking time 15 minutes min

Type of dish Accompaniement

Kitchen French

Cook the beans

Prepare the bundles (see step by step photos)

I count here 3 bundles per person

Calories: 267caloriesCarbohydrates: 17gProteins: 25gFat: 13gSaturated fats: 7gPolyunsaturated fats: 1gMonounsaturated fats: 2gTrans lipids: 0.3gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 2080mgPotassium: 530mgFiber: 7gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1975UIVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 3mg

Enjoy your food !

If you are a fan of green beans, I offer you a bean salad recipe with a rather original hard-boiled egg vinaigrette that complements the dish well.

And for bacon dishes, I love that the mother earth mixture with white fish coated with thin slices of smoked bacon is great. On the plancha, in the pan or in the oven, with cod or monkfish. I offer this as a roast monkfish with baked bacon.