Green Beans with Potatoes, Cracklings, and Sour Cream

A delicious homemade dish made from fresh green beans, potatoes, sour cream, and cracklings will delight even the most demanding food lovers. This is how green beans were prepared and eaten by our ancestors, and its great that the recipe is passed down from generation to generation, ensuring that this simple, flavorful homemade dish never fades into oblivion.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Potatoes, white

  • 700 g Green beans, fresh

  • 4 spoon Lard

  • 1 cup Sour cream

  • pieces Salt, table

Steps

  1. Wash and clean the green beans (trim the ends, tips, and any strings). Peel the potatoes, wash them, and cut them into larger pieces. Cook the vegetables separately in salted water until tender.

  2. Just before the vegetables are done, heat the fat with cracklings in a pan (the cracklings should sizzle). Add the sour cream and let the sauce simmer while stirring constantly.

  3. Drain the cooked vegetables. Serve the potatoes on plates first, and top them with the cooked green beans. Pour the prepared sauce over the top and serve the dish immediately.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 82.92 kcal
  • Fat: 3.39 g
    • Saturated Fat: 1.51 g
  • Carbohydrates: 10.99 g
    • Sugars: 0.52 g
  • Protein: 1.51 g
  • Fiber: 2.14 g

Advice

Cleaned green beans can be cut into 4 to 5 cm long pieces if desired.