Soy and Garlic Green Beans with Bacon and Caramelized Red Onions
I found this recipe for soy and garlic green beans with bacon and caramelized red onions on Our Best Bites that looked perfect to pair with the Hawaiian Chicken Thighs and Garlic Rice I was serving for dinner. These green beans took only minutes to make and tasted fantastic. My kids devoured their portions and my husband and I each had seconds. Simple side dishes are the best!
How to Make Soy and Garlic Green Beans with Bacon and Caramelized Red Onions
Mix the soy sauce and the sugar together in a small bowl and stir well; set aside.
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook both sides until crispy. Remove from the pan and place on a paper towel to drain. Crumble the bacon then set it aside.
Remove all but 2 teaspoons of bacon grease from the skillet (or use the same amount of olive oil). Add the red onion and cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes.
While the onion is cooking, boil some water in a pot then place the green beans into the boiling water. Cook for one minute then drain.
After the onion has cooked for 3-4 minutes, add the garlic to the onion and cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Add the cooked green beans to the onions and garlic then cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Stir the soy and sugar mixture really well then add that to the pan.
Stir constantly for 1-2 minutes for the sauce to glaze the veggies; season with freshly cracked pepper to taste. Add the bacon and mix until well combined. Pour into a serving dish and serve. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 slices of lean bacon cooked & crumbled
- 2 tsp of olive oil or bacon grease
- ¼ red onion sliced
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- ½ lb of green beans ends removed & cut in half
- Freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix the soy sauce and the sugar together in a small bowl and stir well; set aside.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook both sides until crispy. Remove from the pan and place on a paper towel to drain. Crumble the bacon then set it aside.
- Remove all but 2 teaspoons of bacon grease from the skillet (or use the same amount of olive oil). Add the red onion and cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes.
- While the onion is cooking, boil some water in a pot then place the green beans into the boiling water. Cook for one minute then drain.
- After the onion has cooked for 3-4 minutes, add the garlic to the onion and cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute.
- Add the cooked green beans to the onions and garlic then cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Stir the soy and sugar mixture really well then add that to the pan.
- Stir constantly for 1-2 minutes for the sauce to glaze the veggies; season with freshly cracked pepper to taste. Add the bacon and mix until well combined.
- Pour into a serving dish and serve. Enjoy.
We just picked a bunch of green beans, looks like this will be the winner for what to do with them!
I love green beans! A side of rice sounds delicious with this. 🙂
I love soy sauce and caramel onion on this green beans,YUM !!
I think bacon and onions make about everything better.
You had me at bacon…. 🙂
Pam, this meal sounds amazing. Healthy, quick, and incredibly flavorful!
This might work in trying to get my hubby to eat veggies.
Bacon does make everything better doesn’t it?
Have a wonderful weekend!
A very delicious side dish, Pam.
I couldn’t agree more,simple dishes are the best and this one sounds amazing.
Perfect combination of flavors, well balanced between sweet and salty.
Great recipe!
Mmmm this does look like a great hearty side dish!
Ooo I’ll have to remember this the next time we have extra green beans on hand!
This sounds really delicious. My green beans are almost ready to pick in the garden soon I will have to try this recipe.
I have been trying to add more beans to my diet, these look really good!
These beans are a great side dish for so many things, I am definitely going to try these out soon.