Pears, Green Beans & Bacon

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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.

Serves 4

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en beans. We give credit to Cook's Illustrated for this one. Oven Roasted Green Beans Pre-heat your oven to 450&deg;F Wash, drain and thoroughly dry fresh green beans. Snap off the ends Cover a cookie sheet with alumium foil (makes for easy clean-up) Scatter dry green beans onto cookie sheet.

Easy Recipes for Cookouts and BBQ's
Everybody enjoys a BBQ or a cookout. It's a great time to get together with family and friends enjoy great weather, outdoor entertaining, great company and great food. Part of the fun of a BBQ or cook out for our family and friends is sharing homemade dishes. Everybody brings something different, along with the recipe.

Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes, Turkey Help
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