Green Beans with Ham & Sherry Sauce (Judias Con Jamon Y Jerez)

Name: Green Beans with Ham & Sherry Sauce (Judias Con Jamon Y Jerez)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 250 g green beans or broad beans; 2 slices smoked ham / smoked bacon / or ½ a Chorizo sausage; 1 large Spanish onion, sliced; 3 cloves of garlic. crushed; 1 tsp spanish smoked paprika; 2 tbsp Dry sherry, such as manzanilla; pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil

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Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Serves: 4

Spanish Side Dish

Ingredients

250 g green beans or broad beans
2 slices smoked ham / smoked bacon / or ½ a Chorizo sausage
1 large Spanish onion, sliced
3 cloves of garlic. crushed
1 tsp spanish smoked paprika
2 tbsp Dry sherry, such as manzanilla
pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil

Accompaniment

Description

First had this in Barcelona & made ever since. Goes with wide variety of meats. Can be adapted to use different types of beans and ham/chorizo depending on what you have available.

Method

1
1. Parboil the green beans for 4/5 minutes until starting to soften.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onions until softened. Add the garlic, bean, paprika and ham /chorizo/bacon and fry all until browned - about 7 minutes. Season with salt & pepper.
3. Add the sherry and cook on low heat until the sherry has reduced and thickened.
4. Place in a bowl and serve with a sprinkling of paprika over top.