Green Beans with Diced Bacon

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Ingredients

• 2 shallots
  
• 40 g smoked bacon
  
• 800 g string beans
  
• 1/2 bunch flat leaved parsley
  
• 2 sprigs savory
  
• salt
  
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  
• 20 g butter
  
• freshly ground black pepper
  

• 1 Prepare all ingredients for use.
  
• 2 Peel the shallots, cut them in half and then dice. Remove the rind and any gristle from the bacon. Cut the bacon into thin slices and then into small dices. Snap the stalk ends from the beans with your fingers and cut the beans into 3 cm long pieces. Wash the parsley and pick the leaves. Then wash the savory and pick the leaves. Set the herbs aside until needed.
  
• 3 Bring salted water to the boil in a pot and add the beans. Cook for about 5 minutes. In the meantime, heat the vegetable oil in a sauté pan and fry the diced bacon until crisp. Add the butter and the diced shallots and sauté until translucent.
  
• 4 Remove the beans from the pot with a slotted spoon and add them directly to the pan. Season with salt and pepper and toss. Chop the herbs finely and add them to the beans, toss well. Serve on plates as a side dish for roasted lamb, beef roast or steaks.