German

Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew)

Name: Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 6 oz smoked bacon (Speck), diced; 1 onion, chopped; 1 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth; 1.5 lb green beans, trimmed and cut into pieces; 1 tsp fresh savory or thyme; 4 firm pears, peeled, halved and cored; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Birgit @birgit1978

Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew) is German home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

40 min Easy High fiber

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

6 oz smoked bacon (Speck), diced
1 onion, chopped
1 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1.5 lb green beans, trimmed and cut into pieces
1 tsp fresh savory or thyme
4 firm pears, peeled, halved and cored
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Cook the diced bacon in a large pot over medium heat until the fat renders and it turns golden, about 5 minutes, then add the onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
Add the potatoes and broth, bring to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes.
Add the green beans and savory and simmer for 15 minutes, until the beans are nearly tender.
Nestle the pear halves into the pot and simmer for 10 minutes more, until the pears are just tender and the potatoes are fully cooked.
Season with the salt and pepper, then ladle into bowls, making sure each portion gets some bacon, beans, potato, and a pear half.

Watch how to cook Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A German dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The cooked vegetable
- Blumenkohl mit Butterbroeseln (Cauliflower with Browned Butter Crumbs)
  
  25 min
What it is eaten with
- Bratkartoffeln (German Pan-Fried Potatoes)
  
  25 min
The sharp little thing
- Apfelmus (German Applesauce)
  
  20 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 410 kcal
Protein: 10 g
Carbs: 56 g
Fat: 16 g
Fiber: 11 g
Sugar: 20 g
Sodium: 1050 mg
Saturated fat: 6 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at dinner. It is at its best in summer, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.