Fagiolini alla Fiorentina – A Traditional Tuscan Recipe

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Fagiolini alla Fiorentina is a popular and traditional Florence dish. Boiling, splitting, and frying the beans with tomatoes, garlic, and onion. They’re a filling dish that used to be a staple of the local diet. Fagiolini are shell or French beans cooked in a delicious meatball-like tomato sauce. Fagiolini alla Fiorentina is a simple and easy-to-make dish with few ingredients that will impress even the pickiest eaters. Good day! Fagiolini alla Fiorentina, or green beans with bacon and cream, is a traditional Italian dish. It’s very simple to prepare if you can cook.

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 800 g green beans, with the tips trimmed off
• 400 g peeled chopped tomatoes
• ½ red onion, chopped finely
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 1 carrot, chopped finely
• 100 ml olive oil
• 2 pinches of salt
• 1 pinch of ground black pepper

Procedure

Sautè the onion and carrot in the oil. Add the green beans and cook for a few minutes. Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper and simmer for about 30 minutes until the green beans are soft.

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Fagiolini alla Fiorentina is a popular and traditional Florence dish. Boiling, splitting, and frying the beans with tomatoes, garlic, and onion. They’re a filling dish that used to be a staple of the local diet. Fagiolini are shell or French beans cooked in a delicious meatball-like tomato sauce. Fagiolini alla…

Fagiolini alla Fiorentina is a popular and traditional Florence dish. Boiling, splitting, and frying the beans with tomatoes, garlic, and onion. They’re a filling dish that used to be a staple of the local diet. Fagiolini are shell or French beans cooked in a delicious meatball-like tomato sauce. Fagiolini alla…