Green Beans With Apple Cider Recipes

APPLE CIDER SAUTéED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Trim the ends of 2 lbs (8 cups) of fresh green beans and place them in a colander and rinse.

APPLE-BACON GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until the apple and beans are tender.

APPLE CIDER GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook greenbeans according to package directions to desired doneness.
• Caramelize onions in olive oil. Add cider and raise the heat to deglaze the pan. Salt sparingly and pepper, add Accent if you like. Reduce heat to a simmer and reduce until syrupy. If the sauce isn't sweet enough at this time add a bit of sugar to your taste, adjust salt and pepper as well.
• Add green beans to the sauce, toss to coat and heat through.
• Remove to a serving dish and top with bacon crumbles.

SOUTHERN BACON-GLAZED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon and onions in Dutch oven or small stockpot on medium heat until bacon is crisp. Remove bacon mixture from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from pan.
• Add beans and broth to reserved drippings; mix well. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min. Add bacon mixture and all remaining ingredients; mix lightly. Return to boil; cook, uncovered, 7 to 9 min. or until beans are cooked to desired doneness, stirring occasionally.
• Use slotted spoon to transfer bean mixture to serving dish, reserving broth mixture in pan; cover beans to keep warm. Cook broth mixture 2 to 3 min. or until thickened to syrup-like consistency, stirring frequently. Pour over bean mixture.

GREEN BEANS IN CIDER

Steps:

• Combine green beans and cider in a microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave on high for 5 minutes; stir beans. Return to oven and cook until tender, 5 more minutes. Remove beans with a slotted spoon and transfer to a serving bowl; reserve cider.
• Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bacon bits and onion in the hot oil until onion is tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour cider from green beans into the skillet; simmer until liquid is reduced, 5 minutes.
• Spoon bacon mixture over green beans. Season with salt and black pepper.

SLOW-COOKER GREEN BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut 6 of the bacon slices into ½-inch pieces. Cook, stirring often, in a large skillet over medium-high until crispy, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain; reserve drippings in skillet. Crumble cooked bacon, and set aside. Add onion to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in green beans; cook, stirring often, 2 minutes.
• Transfer green bean mixture to a 5-quart slow cooker. Stir in broth, salt, pepper, thyme sprigs, and 2 uncooked bacon slices. Cover and cook on HIGH until beans are tender, about 3 hours. Discard bacon and thyme; top with crumbled cooked bacon.

GREEN BEANS FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Grease 18 quart roaster well. Add green beans and spread out evenly. Pour water on beans.
• Sprinkle BBQ seasoning over top.
• Fry bacon in a skillet. Set bacon aside.
• Add vinegar to the skillet and soften onion in bacon grease over medium heat. Allow mixture to simmer for about 5 minutes and then pour over green beans in the roaster.
• Sprinkle crumbled bacon over beans. Cover and set to 350°F.
• Stir after one hour and stir every 30 minutes after that. Green beans will be tender after 3 - 3.5 hours. Turn to keep warm until done serving.

GREEN BEANS WITH APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Put the beans in a large microwave safe bowl, loosely cover bowl with plastic food storage wrap and microwave on high 5 minutes. Uncover and stir the beans, then cover and microwave on high 4 to 7 minutes more, until desired doneness, from still-crisp to tender, but with a bite.
• Heat a small skillet over medium low heat. Add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and the onions and cook until beginning to caramelize, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the cider, raise the heat to medium high and cook until liquid is reduced and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the beans from microwave. Season the beans with salt and pepper, to taste, and add to the pan with the onions and cider. Toss evenly to coat the beans and keep warm until ready to serve.