Descripción:
Este plato rústico y sabroso combina papas tiernas, ejotes crujientes, tocino dorado y un toque de aliño ranchero con mantequilla y ajo. Perfecto como acompañamiento reconfortante o como plato principal ligero, tiene una textura cremosa, crujiente y llena de sabor casero.
⏱ Tiempo de preparación: 15 minutos
⏱ Tiempo de cocción: 30-35 minutos
🍽 Porciones: 4-6
🧾 Ingredientes:
- 1 libra (450 g) de ejotes (green beans) frescos, lavados y sin extremos
- 1½ libras (680 g) de papas baby rojas o Yukon gold, cortadas a la mitad o en cuartos según el tamaño
- 6 tiras de tocino, cocidas crujientes y desmenuzadas
- 1 sobre (1 oz / 28 g) de mezcla de condimento tipo ranch (ranch seasoning mix)
- 3 cucharadas (45 g) de mantequilla sin sal, derretida
- 2 dientes de ajo, finamente picados o prensados
- Sal y pimienta al gusto
🍳 Utensilios necesarios:
- Sartén grande
- Cacerola para hervir
- Tazón grande
- Fuente para hornear o bandeja
- Papel aluminio (opcional)
- Cuchillo y tabla para cortar
- Colador
👩🍳 Instrucciones paso a paso:
1. Preparar las papas:
- Coloca las papas baby en una cacerola grande con agua fría y una pizca de sal.
- Lleva a ebullición y cocina por 10-12 minutos, hasta que estén apenas tiernas al pinchar con un tenedor. No sobrecocer.
- Escurre y reserva.
2. Cocinar los ejotes:
- Mientras tanto, hierve agua en otra cacerola o en la misma ya vacía. Agrega los ejotes y cocina por 3-4 minutos.
- Escurre y pasa inmediatamente a un tazón con agua helada (baño de hielo) para detener la cocción y conservar el color verde brillante. Escurre bien.
3. Cocinar el tocino:
- En una sartén grande, cocina las tiras de tocino a fuego medio hasta que estén doradas y crujientes.
- Transfiere a un plato con papel absorbente y desmenuza en pedacitos. Reserva 1 cucharada de la grasa del tocino.
4. Mezclar todos los ingredientes:
- En un tazón grande, mezcla las papas cocidas, los ejotes escurridos, el ajo picado y el condimento ranch.
- Añade la mantequilla derretida y la cucharada de grasa de tocino reservada.
- Mezcla suavemente para que todos los ingredientes se impregnen del aderezo.
- Agrega sal y pimienta al gusto (ten en cuenta que el condimento ranch y el tocino ya aportan sal).
5. Hornear:
- Precalienta el horno a 200°C (400°F).
- Pasa la mezcla a una fuente para hornear ligeramente engrasada.
- Espolvorea encima el tocino crujiente desmenuzado.
- Hornea durante 15-20 minutos, hasta que las papas estén doradas y los ejotes ligeramente crujientes.
- Opcional: cubre con papel aluminio durante los primeros 10 minutos para que se mantenga jugoso.
💡 Notas y tips:
- Puedes añadir queso cheddar rallado por encima en los últimos 5 minutos de horneado para un toque cremoso.
- Para una versión más ligera, reduce la cantidad de mantequilla y usa solo el condimento ranch sin grasa añadida.
- Queda excelente como guarnición para carnes asadas, pollo al horno o incluso como plato principal vegetariano (sin tocino).
- Se conserva bien en refrigeración hasta 3 días y se puede recalentar al horno o sartén.
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