Green Beans Recipe 455 Food

GREEN BEANS GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the green beans and blanch them for 2 to 3 minutes, until tender but still crisp. Drain the beans in a colander and immediately put them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking and preserve their bright green color.
• For the gremolata, toss the garlic, lemon zest, parsley, parmesan, and pine nuts in a small bowl and set aside.
• When ready to serve, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Drain the beans and pat them dry. Add the beans to the pan and saute, turning frequently, for 2 minutes, until coated with olive oil and heated through. Off the heat, add the gremolata and toss well. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and serve hot.

BASIC GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 to 6 thinly sliced garlic cloves; cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add 2 1/2 pounds trimmed green beans and a few pinches each of salt and sugar; cook 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, cover and cook until tender, about 6 minutes, then uncover and boil until the water evaporates, 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper; toss with chopped pecans.

GOURMET GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, cook beans in boiling salted water only until about half-cooked; drain beans and set aside.
• Cut the bacon in small pieces and brown in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add onion, garlic and mushrooms to bacon fat and drippings in skillet; saute until tender-crisp.
• In large mixing bowl, combine beans, bacon and sauteed vegetables with wine and cheese.
• Place mixture in casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes.

GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans in a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 6-8 minutes until firm but not raw, drain well
• Melt the butter in a pan, add the olive oil and heat, adding the onion and cooking for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the beans, salt and pepper to taste and toss.
• Add the chicken stock and garlic.
• Cover and cook for about 10 minutes until tender.
• Season well if desired and serve.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Wash, dry well, and trim green beans.
• Put green beans on a jelly roll pan.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste (I like them salty so I use about 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and about 8-10 grinds of the pepper mill). *Mrs. Dash may be substituted for salt and pepper as desired.
• Use your hands to be sure all the beans are evenly coated and spread them out into 1 layer.
• Roast for 20-25 minutes, turning after 15 minutes, until beans are fairly brown in spots and somewhat shriveled.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the butter and the oil in a large pan and fry the mushrooms for 10-15 mins until golden. Stir in the green beans and cook for another 3-4 mins until the beans turn bright green. Scoop out the veg onto a plate.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Melt the remaining butter in the pan until foaming. Remove from the heat briefly and sprinkle over the flour, stirring into the butter to make a golden brown paste. Return to the heat and add the milk, a splash at a time, continually stirring until all the milk has been added and you get a smooth, thick white sauce. Season well. Stir the beans and mushrooms into the white sauce, and spoon into a medium ovenproof dish.
• Scatter over the crispy onions, then bake for 20-30 mins until bubbling and golden, covering if the onions brown too quickly.