Bacon is good. Bacon with tart cherry balsamic glaze is even better. The nice thing about this dish is that once you pour this delicious glaze over a pile of healthy green beans, and you don’t even have to feel guilty about the bacon.
This is easy enough to be thrown together for a weeknight meal, but after you taste it you’ll want to serve it at a dinner party. It might even find its way to your holiday table.
It’s that good.
If you’re not a fan of green beans, or if you tend to prefer meat with your bacon, try this glaze spooned over a grilled pork tenderloin– trust me, you’ll love it.
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Green Beans with Bacon and Tart Cherry Balsamic Glaze
Upgrade your green beans with this delicious recipe. Crisp beans meet a tart cherry balsamic glaze, complemented by savory bacon. Perfect for weeknights or festive occasions, it's a side dish that effortlessly steals the show
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 1 small shallot, diced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 cup dried tart cherries
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed and rinsed
- kosher salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a saute pan, cook the bacon until brown and crisp. Remove bacon and let drain on a paper towel.
- Remove all but a tablespoon of bacon drippings from the pan. Add shallots to the pan and let cook over medium-low heat for a few minutes until softened and just starting to brown.
- Add chicken broth and stir up any brown bits left from the bacon. Add cherries and balsamic vinegar and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to low and let simmer, stirring occasionally until thick and syrupy, 15-20 minutes.
- While glaze is reducing, steam green beans until crisp-tender. When glaze is reduced to a syrupy state, season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add steamed green beans to pan with the glaze and toss until they are lightly coated.
- Remove green beans to a platter using tongs, then pour remaining glaze and cherries over the top of the beans. Crumble the bacon slices over the beans and serve.
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