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Green beans with bacon and tomatoes

Green beans with bacon and tomatoes

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Stewed green beans in broth with tomatoes, onions, and smoked bacon, seasoned with caraway, thyme, and parsley: a classic Flemish dish.

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Recipe from JopkeB, Erik Baas, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This Flemish dish combines stewed green beans and tomatoes. The smoked bacon and caraway seeds give it a rustic flavour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodPan-fry until cooked, then simmer.
  • Estimated cost$11.77 $2.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.83
  • $0.21
  • $0.06
  • $5.20
  • $0.42
  • $3.22
  • $0.15
  • $0.01
  • $0.27
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onion and cut the smoked bacon into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan.
  3. Heat the bacon and onion with the caraway seeds over medium heat, uncovered, until they are lightly browned. Stir occasionally.
  4. While you’re doing that, snap the green beans and chop them. ≈ 8 min
  5. Remove the bacon and onion using a slotted spoon, then drain them on paper towels. Leave the fat in the frying pan.
  6. Pour the broth into the frying pan, bring to a boil, and add the beans. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 8 minutes, or until the beans are almost tender.
  7. Wash the tomatoes, chop them into pieces, and add them along with the thyme. Let them simmer for 5 minutes.
  8. Chop the parsley. ≈ 8 min
  9. If necessary, mix the juice with cornstarch that has been dissolved in a small amount of water. ≈ 3 min
  10. Return the bacon and onion to the frying pan, season with pepper, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

The bill

Green beans with bacon and tomatoes

  • 150 g of smoked bacon$1.83
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil$0.06
  • 750 g of green beans$5.20
  • 150 ml of broth or leftover meat juice$0.42
  • 250 g of tomatoes$3.22
  • Leaves from a fresh thyme branch$0.15
  • 1 teaspoon of cornstarch (optional)$0.01
  • pepper$0.27
  • 1 tablespoon of flat-leaf parsley$0.40

Total$11.77

that's $2.94 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of smoked bacon
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons of caraway seeds
  • 750 g of green beans
  • 150 ml of broth or leftover meat juice
  • 250 g of tomatoes
  • Leaves from a fresh thyme branch
  • 1 teaspoon of cornstarch (optional)
  • pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of flat-leaf parsley

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