Pears, Green Beans & Bacon
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Green Bean Recipes
This is a German green bean recipe attributed
to The Art of German Cooking by Betty Wason. It's a wonderful sweet and
sour green bean recipe and would be a perfect use for your fresh, ripe,
flavorful pears. Remember, the best way to assure any recipe success is
using the freshest and best ingredients you can get.
Pears, Green Beans and Bacon
(Birnen, Bohnen und Speck)
1 lb. green beans, trimmed and broken into pieces
6 firm ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup water
1 thin sliver lemon peel
1 tsp. salt
6 slices bacon
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. white vinegar
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Place the pear slices in a sauce pan with the water and lemon peel. Bring
to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Then stir
in the green beans and salt and continue cooking.
Meanwhile, fry the bacon in a skillet. When the bacon is crisp, remove
it to a paper towel to drain. Pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of
the fat remaining in the skillet. Add the sugar, vinegar and lemon juice
to the bacon fat in the pan. Simmer for 3 minutes. Pour this sauce over
the pears and beans and cook until tender. Crumble the bacon and add it
to the beans just before serving.
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