Creole Green Beans
Ingredients
| 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into half | ||
| 6 bacon slices, cook almost crisp, drippings reserved | ||
| 1/4 cup onion, chopped | ||
| 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped | ||
| 2 tbs flour | ||
| 2 tbs brown sugar, packed | ||
| 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce | ||
| Kosher salt and black pepper to taste | ||
| 1/8 tsp Coleman's dry mustard | ||
| 1 (16 oz) can peeled whole tomatoes |
- Cook the bacon in a saute pan until almost crispy. Drain on paper towels. Reserve the drippings.
- Add the green beans to boiling water and cook for 10 minutes, then remove and add them to an ice bath.
- Combine onion and green pepper in the skillet with the bacon drippings. Saute until tender.
- Blend together flour, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and mustard, then stir into the skillet.
- Add tomatoes and continue to stir until mixture thickens.
- Add the green beans and cook for about 10 minutes or until the beans are almost tender.
- Place on a platter and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
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