French Beans With Sour Cream and Paprika

Description: Make and share this French Beans With Sour Cream and Paprika recipe from Food.com.

Ingredients:

• 700 g French beans (1 1/2 lb)
• 25 g butter (1 oz)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 5 ml paprika (1 teaspoon)
• salt
• pepper
• 150 ml chicken stock (1/4 pint)
• 145 ml sour cream (5 oz)

Steps:

1. Cut the " tops" and "tails" off the beans and cut them into 2.5 cm ( 1 inch) lengths.
2. Melt the butter in the pan and saute the onion gently for several minutes until soft and golden but not brown.
3. Add half of the paprika, the beans, stock, salt and pepper, bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes until the beans are tender.
4. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the sour cream, return pan to the heat and reheat without boiling.
5. Transfer to a serving dish and and dust the top with the remaining paprika.