Runner Bean Carbonara. Runner beans are easily available in the Netherlands, but I've had a hard time coming up with tasty pasta dishes with them. The only blog-worthy dish I created so far has been fusilli with runner bean. Humble ingredients—eggs, noodles, cheese, and pork—combine to create glossy, glorious pasta carbonara.
For the best results grow scarlet runner beans in full sun in rich soil with plenty of organic matter and average moisture.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.
Back to basics: Runner beans may have fallen out of fashion, but they still taste great - especially when paired with their French cousins.
You can have Runner Bean Carbonara using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Runner Bean Carbonara
- You need 150 grams of Bacon Lardons.
- Prepare 450 grams of Runner Beans.
- You need 4 tbsp of Crème Fraîche.
- You need 1 of Lime (juice thereof).
- It's 1 tbsp of Wholegrain Mustard.
- You need 1 of Egg yolk.
- Prepare 1 bunch of Chives (chopped).
Grow Runner Beans in a sunny or semi shaded spot with shelter from strong winds. Runner Beans are happy in any fertile, well drained soil. Its a good idea to prepare the site in spring by digging it. More than that, they are quite delicious.
Runner Bean Carbonara step by step
- Fry the lardons or chopped rashers in a pan until crisp and then leave to dry on kitchen paper. Keep the pan..
- Slice the runner beans into long thin strips, removing the ends and stringy sides. Boil in a pan for 2-3min until al denté. Be careful not to overcook..
- Whisk the crème fraîche, lime juice, egg yolk, mustard and half the chopped chives together..
- Put runner beans, carbonara sauce and bacon into the pan on a low heat and stir until sauce thickens. Be careful not to burn. Serve immediately and top woth remaining chives..
They were commonly eaten in early American colonies and in Britain and they are having a comeback. Carbonara has been the subject of some severe bastardization here in the states, where we regularly eschew Italian tradition in favor of garlic, bacon, and green peas for some reason. Quintessentially British, runner beans are one of the easiest of all vegetables to grow. To many people, summer is incomplete without them. Add runner bean to one of your lists below, or create a new one.
