1 lb. green beans, cleaned and cut in half
1 sm. onion
salt, to taste
butter
4-5 T. bread crumbs, sauteed in butter
2 1/2 c. sour cream
2 eggs
1 1/2 oz. hard cheese, grated
pepper, to taste
Cook beans and onion in pot of lightly salted boiling water. When
tender, remove from heat, drain, and discard onion. Butter a baking
dish. Mix the beans with the bread crumbs. Sprinkle beans with 5 T.
sour cream, mix, and add to baking dish. Whip eggs with remaining sour
cream, half the grated cheese, salt, and pepper until creamy. Pour egg
mixture over beans. Sprinkle with remaining grated cheese and dot with
butter. Bake in a preheated moderate oven until done. (From Paul
Kovi’s Transylvanian Cuisine)