Fancy Green Beans

By amaliana

"To make things easier on yourself on feast day,"go ahead and blanch your beans the day before and store them in the refrigerator until you're ready for em," says Paula."

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup bottled teriyaki sauce
• 2 Tbs. honey
• 2 Tbs. butter, melted
• 2 Tbs. lemon juice
• 3 lbs. green beans, trimmed
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 red pepper, cut into 1/4"-thick strips, 1 cup
• 1 onion, cut into 1/4"-thick
• wedges, 1 cup
• 1 cup roasted whole cashews

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 70mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine teriyaki sauce, honey and butter; reserve. Bring large pot of water to boil; add lemon juice. Add beans; cook until just tender, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, fill large bowl with ice water. Drain beans; transfer beans to ice water. When cool, remove with slotted spoon; reserve.
Wipe pot dry. Over medium heat add bacon; cook until crisp. Drain on paper towels; crumble. To fat in pot add red pepper and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 2 minutes. Add cashews and reserved beans, bacon and teriyaki mixture; cook, tossing, until heated through, 3-4 minutes.