Maple Green Beans With Smoked Bacon & Pickled Red Onions
Created by Michelle_Minicucci on December 22, 2011
- Servings: 8-12
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #3656
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 cup julienned red onion
- 2 pounds fresh green string beans (trimmed)
- 1 pound bacon (lean smoked bacon, 1/2 inch dice)
- Pinch salt
- Pinch pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: In a saucepan, bring apple cider vinegar and maple syrup to a simmer. Add julienned onion and poach for 10 minutes.
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Step 2: Remove onions from pan and reduce the remaining liquid until only a few tablespoons remain, and reserve.
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Step 3: In a large pot of salted, boiling water blanch the trimmed green beans for one minute. Immediately drain and transfer to an ice water bath to stop the cooking process. Drain well.
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Step 4: In a large saute pan over medium heat, render the diced bacon until crispy.
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Step 5: Pour off most of the bacon fat. Add beans and onions to pan and cook, tossing occasionally, until beans are piping hot.
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Step 6: Once the beans are hot, add the reduction syrup back to the pan and toss to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (219.7 g)
- Calories 402.9
- Total Fat - 24 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.9 g
- Cholesterol - 62.4 mg
- Sodium - 1003.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 23.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.4 g
- Sugars - 17.9 g
- Protein - 23.3 g
- Calcium - 73.5 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg