Green Beans with Ham and Peppers

Posted by on Sep 21, 2009 in Appetisers, Side Dishes | 0 comments

Ingredients:

(Serves 4)

* 1/2 kg cleaned, snapped green beans

* 1 red or yellow sweet pepper

* 3 cloves garlic

* 150 to 200 g Serrano ham cubes

* 3 Tbsp Spanish virgin olive oil

* salt to taste

Method:

Steam green beans for approximately 5 minutes. Remove from steamer and set aside.

Remove steam and seeds from pepper. Cut pepper into long strips. Peel and chop garlic. Cut ham into small cubes.

Pour olive oil into a large heavy frying pan and heat over medium. When hot, add pepper and garlic and sauté. Once peppers are soft and browned, add green beans and cubed ham. Salt to taste. Stir to coat green beans and cook for 4-5 minutes.

Note: This dish is perfect to accompany roast or barbecued meat, fish or chicken.

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