Green Beans Stew with Mushrooms

Green beans with mushrooms in sour cream sauce is a tasty and nutritious dish suitable for a hearty lunch or dinner. This recipe comes in a number of variations, different by mushroom types, sauce thickness, aromatic spices, and greens.

The key secret of this dish consists of presoaked beans, which become soft and tender in the process of cooking. Beans prepared in advance will also save you a considerable amount of time for cooking. Thus, green beans stew with mushrooms is a perfect option for a quick meal after a long working day.

Ingredients

• Green beans - 1 glass
• Porcini - 300 g
• Sour cream - 200 g
• Onions - 2 p.
• Flour - 2 tbs.
• Vegetable oil - 2 tbs.
• Dill - a small bundle
• Salt - to taste
• Black ground pepper - to taste

Directions

1. First, soak green beans for 5–6 hours. If possible, leave them in water overnight.
2. After soaking, boil beans until they are ready in lightly salted water. Along with that, boil porcini for 15–20 minutes. Button mushrooms can be used raw, as they will be cooked during stewing. To stew ingredients, choose a deep pan with a thick bottom. A medium-deep pot or saucepan will also do.
3. Preheat the frying pan to fry finely chopped onions till soft.
4. Chop mushrooms into big pieces and add them to the onions. Fry over medium heat till golden.
5. Use the stewpan to fry flour till lightly brown, add sour cream, a little bit of salt and pepper, mix well, and heat for a couple of minutes (without boiling). Pour the sauce into the mushrooms, and add boiled beans.
6. Carefully mix all ingredients, cover the pan with a lid, and stew over low heat for 10–15 minutes.
7. Serve the dish warm, decorated with a twig of dill. Savory mushrooms and tender beans tempt even children's appetite, though they are not big vegetable lovers. Enjoy!