French Beans With Sour Cream And Paprika Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the " tops" and "tails" off the beans and cut them into 2.5 cm ( 1 inch) lengths.
• Melt the butter in the pan and saute the onion gently for several minutes until soft and golden but not brown.
• Add half of the paprika, the beans, stock, salt and pepper, bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes until the beans are tender.
• Take the pan off the heat and stir in the sour cream, return pan to the heat and reheat without boiling.
• Transfer to a serving dish and and dust the top with the remaining paprika.

Steps:

• Peel and devein the shrimp. Cut them into half-inch cubes.
• Heat the butter in a small skillet and add the shallots. Cook briefly and add the wine. Cook until the wine almost evaporates. Add the shrimp, salt and pepper to taste and paprika. Cook, stirring, about one minute.
• Add the sour cream and cook just until the cream is piping hot without boiling. Stir in the dill.

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.

Steps:

• Add butter to Instant Pot, turn to saute' until hot. Mix flour, salt, pepper and paprika on a plate. Dip chicken breasts in seasoned flour, coating well. Add chicken to cooker, lightly browning on both sides. Using tongs, remove chicken from pot. Add onion and cook/stir until translucent; add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Return chicken to pot and pour chicken broth to cover. Lock lid, set to high, and cook 8 minutes. Let pressure release naturally 10 minutes before quick releasing remaining pressure and safely removing the lid. Use tongs to set aside chicken breasts. Make sauce by using saute' setting on high with the lid off, and wait until cooking liquid is simmering. Thoroughly combine sour cream and cornstarch, then slowly stir into simmering liquid until fully integrated and sauce is creamy and thick. Salt and pepper to taste. Pour some sauce over chicken and serve topped with parsley and a pinch of paprika. Excellent over rice. This is from Bob Warden's "Slow Food Fast" book.

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!