French Beans With Sour Cream And Paprika Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH SOUR CREAM AND SWISS CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook beans according to package directions; drain.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet; add breadcrumbs, stirring until toasted. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Melt 2 remaining tablespoons butter in skillet; stir in flour, salt and pepper. Heat until mixture bubbles; gradually add mustard and sour cream and blend well. Heat thoroughly but do not boil. Add beans, cheese, and onion; toss gently until well mixed.
• Spoon into a greased 1 1/2 quart casserole. Top with reserved bread crumbs. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.

CANNELLINI BEANS WITH SWEET PAPRIKA AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Prep the beans:
• Look over the beans and pick out any small rocks or dirt clods that may be lurking among them. Rinse the beans in a colander and then put them in a large bowl, cover with plenty of cold water, and leave them overnight on the counter (or in the fridge if the weather is hot).
• Cook the beans:
• The next day, drain the beans and rinse them off a little, then transfer to a large saucepan, cover them by a couple of inches with fresh water and put them on high heat.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt to the beans (some don't; I do. The simple reason: Beans cooked with salt taste better than beans cooked without salt. Flavor trumps.) Add your desired aromatics (the more of these aromatics you add, the more delicious the beans, and their cooking liquid, will be).
• Bring the pot of beans to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, and skim off any foam with a ladle. Taste the water for salt, add more if needed, and cook, stirring infrequently but checking more often and adding water as needed, until beans are very tender but not, hopefully, falling apart. This will take anywhere from 1 to 2 hours, depending on the beans. Taste five or six beans to be sure that they are all really cooked and not at all chalky.
• Remove and discard any large vegetables or aromatics from the pot, leaving the beans in their liquid.
• To finish:
• In a large skillet over medium-low heat, heat oil and sauté diced onion with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is very tender and just slightly colored, about 15 minutes. Add paprika and garli; cook, stirring, until garlic turns fragrant but doesn't color at all, about 30 seconds.
• If the beans are underwater, pour off excess liquid into a separate container (save it for soup) so that beans are only partially covered. Stir the onion mixture into the beans, and season with salt. Serve topped with ground pepper.

GREEN BEANS WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Drain beans and save liquid.
• Brown onion in butter. Blend in flour. Add liquid from beans and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
• Add salt, pepper, vinegar, sugar and sour cream.
• Add beans and heat thoroughly. Serve immediately, garnished with chopped parsley.

VEAL WITH PAPRIKA AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Cut veal into thinnest possible (julienne) strips. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat butter in skillet and when it bubbles and starts to turn brown, add veal. Cook, stirring, over high heat about 30 seconds.
• Add onions and cook, stirring, about a minute. Do not overcook. Sprinkle with paprika and stir.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer veal to saucepan. Add wine to liquid left in skillet. Cook down over high heat about 3 minutes and add heavy cream. Cook down about a minute.
• Add sour cream and cook about a minute. There should be about 1 1/4 cups of sauce. It is not essential to strain this sauce, but it is preferable to put it through a fine sieve. Reheat sauce and pour over veal. Heat briefly until veal is piping hot. Serve with rice.

GREEN BEANS IN SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Bring about 2 cm of lightly salted water to the boil in a medium-size saucepan. Add the trimmed beans and cook, covered, for 8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain in a colander.
• In the same saucepan, melt the butter and cook the onion over low heat for one minute.
• Return the beans to the saucepan, add the sour cream and paprika, and stir together. Heat the mixture gently. but do not let it boil or the sauce will curdle.
• Serve!