German
Birnen, Bohnen und Speck (Pears, Green Beans and Bacon Stew)
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.
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
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.
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.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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.
| 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
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- Medium
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Vegetables, Fruit, and Meat or fish
- How this was set
- Hand audited
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.
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More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on green bean, pear, bacon, and potato.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from northern Germany.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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