braised green beans, mushrooms and bacon

How To Make braised green beans, mushrooms and bacon

• Step 1
  Cook bacon until crisp in a pan big enough to hold beans.
• Step 2
  Remove bacon from pan, crumble and set aside.
• Step 3
  Add the mushrooms to the pan, season with salt and black pepper to taste and cook in bacon drippings until they become soft, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Step 4
  Add the garlic, shallots and red pepper flakes to the pan and cook over medium heat about 3 minutes.
• Step 5
  Add the beans, crumbled bacon and the chicken stock.
• Step 6
  Season with salt and black pepper to taste, cover and cook over medium-low heat for about 30 minutes or until beans are very tender. (Note: If the liquid reduces too much during the cooking time, add more stock.)
• Step 7
  Remove the lid and cook until almost all of the liquid is reduced.
• Step 8
  Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
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