Green Beans and Bacon

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound bacon roughly chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 2.5 pounds green beans trimmed
• 0.5  juice of lemon 
• 8 servings kosher salt 
• 0.5 cup pecans toasted chopped
• 8 servings pepper freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon pepper flakes red
• 1 small onion yellow finely chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• pot

Directions

1. Toss the green beans into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until bright green in color and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Drain the beans and shock in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.
3. Drain the beans again and pat dry.
4. Cook the bacon in a large, heavy saute pan until crisp, about 5 minutes.
5. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Spoon off the excess bacon grease, leaving 2 tablespoons in the pan.
6. Add the onion to the pan and saute until soft and very tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
7. Sprinkle in the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until just fragrant, about 1 more minute.
8. Add the reserved green beans and the pecans and cook until heated through, 5 to 6 minutes more. Return the bacon to the pan, pour in the lemon juice and toss. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Photograph by David Malosh