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.