Green Beans With Sweet And Sour Bacon Dressing Recipes

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 - SOUR GREEN BEANS LOADED WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron skillet, fry bacon until nearly crisp; reserve at least 2 T. bacon fat in the pan.
• Meanwhile, prepare beans: cut into 1-inch pieces; place in skillet with reserved grease, boiling water, and salt. Cover and heat quickly until beans steam (boil), then turn heat down and cook for 15-20 minutes (tender-crisp) DO NOT DRAIN.
• Mix cornstarch with sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and water; pour over beans; stir and cook until slightly thickened and clear.
• Crumble at least 4 slices of bacon into the beans; stir to mix. Use MORE bacon if this is more of a "main dish"
• OPTION: Fry 1 medium chopped onion in the bacon grease; remove from pan BEFORE cooking the beans; add with the bacon at the end.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut bacon into chunks, and cook over medium until the fat is rendered out and the bacon is crispy.
• Remove the bacon pieces to a bowl, leaving behind the bacon grease.
• Saute the onions in the bacon fat until soft; add vinegar, sugar and undrained green beans.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Top with cooked bacon.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place green beans in a microwave-safe bowl and add enough water to make a layer in the bottom; heat in microwave until green beans are tender yet firm to the bite, 1 to 3 minutes. Drain.
• Heat peanut oil in a large wok or skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer onion to a bowl and discard any remaining oil.
• Place the bacon in the wok or skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and cut into bite-size pieces. Reserve 4 to 5 tablespoons bacon drippings in the wok.
• Mix onion, brown sugar, vinegar, and liquid smoke in the reserved bacon drippings; cook and stir until sauce is bubbling and brown sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add green beans to sauce and stir to coat; cook until green beans are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer green bean mixture to a microwave-safe casserole dish; season with black pepper. Serve immediately or warm in the microwave, if needed.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and let it drain on paper towels or a brown paper bag.
• Pat the the green beans completely dry and add them to the bacon drippings in the skillet. (If you have more than 2 tablespoons drippings in the skillet, you may wish to spoon some out and reserve them for another use.) Cook the green beans over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the beans reach the desired tenderness, 6 to 13 minutes depending on the thickness of your green beans and your desired tenderness.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, cornstarch, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt, and pepper.
• Pour the mixture over the green beans, crumble the bacon over the top, and cook until the sauce thickens and coats the beans, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

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.

SWEET AND SOUR GERMAN GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook the green beans until tender. I steam mine in the microwave, but use your favorite method. Drain well once cooked.
• While the beans cook, put the bacon in a medium-large pan over medium heat. Let the bacon cook for 4 minutes until almost crispy. Add the onions and saute until they begin to soften.
• Add the cider vinegar, water and Sukrin Gold (or brown sugar if not low carb) to the bacon and onions and stir. Reduce slightly. Measure the whole grain mustard into the pan.
• Lastly, add the green beans and stir to coat and heat through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. I like lots of pepper because it brings out a nice savory flavor. Serve hot.

QUICK SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash, trim and cut green beans and dice your shallots.
• In a medium sized pot boil beans in water for about 5 minutes or until tender and bright green. Drain and leave in your colander.
• In the same pot heat the oil and wait for the oil to shimmer or a drop of water flicked in it dances. Add the diced shallots. Sauté over medium-high heat and stir constantly, until softened, about 3 or 4 minutes.
• Add the vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar and stir until incorporated. Taste mixture. Ken prefers things a little sweeter than I do and so might you!
• Add drained can of corn if using. Return beans to the pot. Combine and remove from heat. Toss gently until corn and beans are well coated. Serve immediately and enjoy!

QUICK GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until beans are crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes; drain. In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp and onion is tender, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes., Add beans to bacon mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.

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:

• Place green beans in a large pot of salted water. Bring to a boil. Simmer 12 to 15 minutes. Drain.
• Chop bacon into bite-sized pieces and cook until crisp in a large nonstick pan. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add onion to bacon drippings and cook until softened.
• Add remaining ingredients to pan and stir to mix.
• Add green beans to pan and toss to coat in the sauce. Continue to cook 1-2 minutes, stirring often so that the green beans pick up as much flavor as possible.
• Sprinkle bacon on top and serve.

SOUTHERN-STYLE CANNED GREEN BEANS RECIPE (SWEET AND SOUR)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pan-fry the bacon in a large oven-safe saute pan over medium-low heat and frequently turn for about 10 minutes or until it is browned and crispy. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Leave the drippings in the pan.
• Add sugar and vinegar and stir until everything is well combined. Add the onions and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add two cans of green beans, one drained and one not drained, and add the can of drained sliced water chestnuts. Combine and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Crumble the bacon and add it to the green bean mixture - cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately!

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.

SWEET-AND-SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Boil red wine vinegar and sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 45 minutes. Add butter and whisk until melted. Cool. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Drain beans. Pour vinegar mixture into same pot and bring to simmer. Add beans and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mound beans in bowl. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

GERMAN SWEET SOUR GREEN OR YELLOW BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Brown the bacon remove and cut into 1/2 " pieces.Use the bacon grease to fry the onions 3-4mins..The add flour 1-2 tablespoons stiring to blend now add water,vinegar & sugar on med-low heat bring to a slow simmer.As this dressing will not be think as a gravy you may add more water.
• 2. Add your beans to this mixture and toss serve with bacon on top.

GREEN BEANS GERMAN STYLE

Steps:

• Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain and set aside. , In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. In the same skillet, saute onion in drippings until tender., In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, salt, mustard and water until smooth. Stir into onion. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in brown sugar and vinegar. Add the beans; heat thought. Sprinkle with bacon.

GREEN BEANS WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Directions: In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, cook the bacon until browned and crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 Tbs. of the bacon fat in the pan. Pour the remaining fat into a heatproof container and set aside. Return the pot to medium heat, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and, using a wooden spoon, scrape up the browned bits from the pan bottom. Stir in the sugar, bring to a simmer and cook until the mixture is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add the stock and half of the bacon. Simmer over medium heat until the liquid is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add the reserved bacon fat and season with salt and pepper. Add the green beans and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally to coat them with the dressing. Cook until the beans are crisp-tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the beans stand in the dressing for at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour, stirring occasionally to coat them with the dressing. Transfer the beans to a serving bowl and top with the remaining bacon. Serve immediately. Serves 12. Adapted from a recipe by Sara Johannes, WP24, Los Angeles.