Feisty Green Beans
From midgelet 15 years agoIngredients
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- 1 pound green beans, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1/2 cup / 2.5 oz / 70g golden raisins shopping list
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely diced shopping list
- 3 bay leaves shopping list
- 1/3 cup / 80 ml white wine shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- scant 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes shopping list
- 6 ounces extra-firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes shopping list
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 1/3 cup / 120 ml crème fraîche or sour cream shopping list
- 1/4 cup / 3/4 oz / 20g sliced almonds, toasted shopping list
- 1/3 cup / one handful of finely chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Cook the green beans in a pot of well-salted boiling water for about a minute, just long enough that they lose their raw edge.
- Drain and dunk in ice-cold water to stop the cooking.
- Drain again and set aside.
- In a small bowl cover the raisins with scalding hot water for five minutes, drain and set aside.
- Heat your largest skillet over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, add the oil, garlic, onion, and bay leaves.
- Cook for 5 minutes, or until the onions and garlic start to brown just a bit.
- Add the wine and cook until it has mostly evaporated.
- Carefully remove the bay leaves.
- Stir in the paprika, cumin, coriander, curry powder, salt, crushed red pepper flakes.
- Stir in the tofu and raisins and cook until heated through, a minute or so.
- Add the butter and green beans and stir until the butter has melted.
- Remove from heat and stir in the crème fraiche, then most of the almonds and most of the cilantro.
- Taste and add more salt and some pepper if you like.
- Serve topped with any remaining almonds and cilantro.
- Serves 4 to 6.
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