Recipe: Zesty Green Beans (using lemon, garlic and bacon)

ZESTY GREEN BEANS

5 cups water
1 pound fresh green beans, ends trimmed
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 slices bacon, cut into pieces
2 large cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

In medium saucepan, bring 5 cups water to a boil over high heat. Add green beans and salt. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain beans and set aside.

In same saucepan, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from saucepan; drain on paper towels.

Add garlic to bacon drippings; cook about 1 minute. Stir in remaining ingredients. Add beans and toss to coat; cook for 2 to 3 minutes to heat through. Garnish with bacon.

Makes 4 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe magazine: Everybody Cooks, Dierbergs Family Markets, March 1996