Everyone Around the Table

While we’re not normally believers in smothering vegetables in sauces to make them more appealing to kids, here’s a recipe we do approve of. It takes green beans and, without covering them up, augments their flavor in a delicious way. The recipe is super-easy too.

We first provided this recipe on one of our other sites, RealFoodTraveler.com and knew it would be perfect for Everyone Around the Table too. The recipe is courtesy of Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. The family-owned and operated business is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Their best-known product, The Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce is how the business really gained popularity (pour a little over cream cheese and you have the easiest ever appetizer to spread on crackers). The owners, Case Fischer and Mark Wieser started selling jams and jellies in their store, Das Peach Haus(R), made from peaches grown in the orchard out back – the very same ones Mark Wieser grew up with on the family land. Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. has expanded to more than 150 products that are distributed throughout the U.S., Mexico, Canada and beyond. You can buy their products at www.Jelly.com as well as in many larger grocery stores and smaller independent stores, and on Amazon.com.

Seville Orange Green Beans shown served with turkey roulade and focaccia bread.

Seville Orange Green Beans

Ingredients:
Salt
1 lb. fresh string beans, stem ends removed
6 slices of bacon
Fischer & Wieser Seville Orange & Fennel Marmalade (available on their website and through this link on Amazon.)

Instructions:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 1 TBS of salt.

Add the string beans and cook for 4 minutes or until the beans are cooked but still crunchy.

Drain and then place the string beans in a cold bath of water. This will stop the cooking process and allow the green beans to retain their bright green color.

Dice the raw bacon. Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook it until it’s crispy, about 10-12 minutes. Remove the cooked bacon from the pan but leave the bacon fat.

Add the cooked green beans to the pan with the bacon fat and stir to coat, cooking the beans in the fat. After sauteeing for about 3-4 minutes, add 1/2 a jar of Seville Orange & Fennel Marmalade from Fischer & Wieser. Add a pinch of salt.

Serve warm.

For more recipes from Fischer & Wieser, visit this link from their website.