Green Beans in Beer Sauce

Here is a good way to serve green beans with a totally new taste.  I started with a recipe I found at www.TasteOfHome.com and made a few alterations which tasted very good.  The original recipe is fine also, I’m sure.  For instance I used a can of green beans instead of a 16 oz. package of thawed frozen beans.  Actually I think the frozen beans may have been better as they probably would have stayed crisper.  TasteOfHome also called for beer or nonalcoholic beer while I used a light beer (Miller’s Milwaukee’s Best Light) which I believe gave it a deeper flavor.  Since the recipe only calls for a third of a cup I drank the rest rather than throw it away.

Ingredients

·         1/3 pound  sliced bacon

·         1 package  (16 ounces) frozen cut green beans, thawed

·         1/3 cup      beer

·         1/3 cup      butter, cubed

·         3 Tbl         brown sugar

·         3 Tbl         white vinegar

·         4 tsp          cornstarch

·         2 tsp          grated onion

Directions

1.      Cook the bacon until crisp in a skillet or microwave

2.      Using a medium saucepan bring the beans, beer, and butter to a boil

3.      Reduce the heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender.

4.      Put the bacon on a paper towel to drain then crumble it.

5.      Take the beans and put them in a bowl and keep them warm.  A slotted spoon works well for this.  Leave any liquid in the saucepan

6.      Combine the brown sugar, vinegar, cornstarch and union and stir until blended together

7.      Pour the sugar/vinegar mixture into the saucepan

8.      Bring the saucepan to a boil and cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

9.      Add the beans and heat; heat through.

10.  Sprinkle with bacon either before serving or on each serving

Yield: 4 servings.