Green beans wrapped in bacon - light dinner, recipe with step-by-step photos

Ingredients for 2 people:

• 250 grams of green beans
• 100 grams of bacon
• salt
• pepper
• some cheese

Clean and boil the beans in water with some salt.

When the beans are boiled, pass them throw a stream of cold water for a few seconds.

On a plate, add one or two strips of bacon. Over the bacon add a few green beans (4 or five shoud be enough) and roll the bacon strips. Repeat the operation till you finish the bacon ... or the green beans :) .

Add the rolls in the pan and fry them at medium fire on each side until crunchy brown.

You can serve them with some cheese above.

Enjoy!

Orecchiette with bacon and cheese in the oven - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients for a 25cm x 20cm tray (or similar):

• 300 grams of orecchiette
• 200 grams of yogurt
• 200 grams of fresh cream
• 150 grams of salted cheese (e.g. feta)
• 150 grams of bacon
• 150 grams of bell pepper pasta
• 150 grams of mushrooms
• 5 pieces of garlic
• 5 eggs
• 1 spoon of sunflower oil
• 1 onion
• 1 laurel leaf

Fry the chopped onion and the bacon.

Add the mushrooms and let them fry for another 10 minutes.

Add the bell pepper pasta, the laurel and the crushed garlic and let them fry for another 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, beat the eggs for a few seconds. Add the fresh cream and the yogurt and mix.

 Add the grated cheese and mix until well incorporated.

In a tray, add the boiled pasta, then the mushrooms/bacon mixture and on top add the cheese/eggs mixture .

Put the tray in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 - 25 minutes or until brown.

Enjoy!

Gratin dauphinois with bacon - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients:

• 800 grams of potatoes
• 100 grams of Gruyere cheese
• 250 milliliters of milk
• 20 grams of butter
• 2 eggs
• garlic (according to taste, we put 4 cloves)
• 2 spoons of fresh cream
• 150 grams of bacon
• salt and pepper

The original recipe didn't include bacon, but we did :).

Peel the potatoes and boil them.

Cut them in thin slices.
Grease a pan with a bit of butter and add a layer of potatoes.

Crush the garlic and mix it with the remaining butter.

Add the fresh cream and mix.

Add the pepper and the salt.

Above the potatoes add the bacon and the fresh cream and garlic sauce.

Add the grated cheese.

Add another layer of potatoes and repeat the steps above until you finish the potatoes.

The last layer should be composed from potatoes and grated cheese.

Mix the eggs with the milk and pour it over the potatoes.

Cook covered with aluminum foil in the oven for 30 minutes at medium fire, and then uncovered for about 10-20 minutes or until is cooked.
 

Enjoy!

The recipe was taken from an old french cook book we bought at a flea market.

Pickled cabbage (sauerkraut) with bacon and sausages - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients:

• 800-900 grams of pickled cabbage
• 350 grams of water
• 300 grams of bacon
• 200 grams of sausages
• 2-3 medium carrots
• 3 spoons of tomato sauce
• 3 spoons of olive oil
• 2 spoons of sugar
• 2 laurel leaves
• 2 onions
• 1 bell pepper
• paprika
• pepper
• thyme

Cut the onions and fry them in the olive oil until yellow.

Add the bacon and the sausages and let them fry for a few minutes.

Add the chopped carrots, the bell pepper, the thyme, the laurel leaves, paprika and pepper. Cook for another 15 minutes.

Add the chopped sauerkraut and the sugar and mix.

Add the water and the tomato juice and mix until well incorporated.

Put it in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius for approximately 1.5 hours (or until the cabbage is cooked) .

Enjoy it with a glass of wine!

The original recipe can be found here

Salted cheese puffs - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of flour
• 150 grams of fresh cream
• 200 milliliters of milk
• 100 grams of bacon
• 80 grams of butter
• 70 grams of salted cheese
• 20 grams of fresh yeast
• 1 spoon of sugar
• 1 egg

Mix the yeast with the sugar and add it over the flour.
Continue adding 60 grams of melted butter, fresh cream, the egg, the milk and mix.

Add the bacon (previously fried) and cheese and mix.
Let the dough rest for about 30 minutes.

Spread the dough on the table and brush the remaining melted butter over the entire dough.

Fold the dough...like in the photos.

Put the dough again in a warm place and let it rest for another 20 minutes. Repeat the operation (with the butter and folding the dough at least 3 times)

Finally spread the dough on the table and cut it finely in small squares.
Cut the dough with a form and let it rest in a warm place for another 20 minutes.

Put it in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius for 8-10 minutes or until brown.

Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found here