Piquant Green Beans

Total Time: 30 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 1 lb fresh stringless green beans


• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil or 2 teaspoons bacon fat


• 1 medium onion, sliced


• 1 teaspoon minced garlic


• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar


• 2 teaspoons beet sugar (or sugar)


• salt, to taste


• freshly ground black pepper


• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the green beans for cooking by rinsing and removing tips.


• 2 steam green beans 15-20 minutes or until tender.


• 3 in a large skillet heat fat or oil and cook onion until caramelized; add garlic.


• 4 add green beans to skillet and stir thoroughly.


• 5 in a small bowl mix together vinegar and sugar and pour over beans, stirring well.


• 6 season to taste with salt and pepper.


• 7 mix in bacon crumbles.


• 8 serve.