Green Beans With Caramelized Shallots Food

GARLICKY GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOT

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook shallot and garlic in the hot butter mixture, stirring frequently, until soft and slightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir green beans with shallot mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir green beans until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the green beans.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED PECANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Spread out pecans on a rimmed sheet pan and bake in oven until pale golden on inside, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool and coarsely chop.
• Have ready a colander submerged in a large bowl of ice water. Cook beans in a 6- to 8-quart pot of well-salted boiling water, uncovered, until just tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Using a large slotted spoon and/or tongs, transfer beans to colander in ice water to stop cooking, then drain well and dry on towels.
• Heat butter in a 12- to 14-inch deep heavy skillet (preferably straight-sided) over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then add shallot and cook, stirring until pale golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir in sugar until almost dissolved, then cook pecans, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add green beans, kosher salt, and pepper, and sauté beans, turning them with tongs, until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a platter and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat; swirl to coat bottom of pan. Add shallots; cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until fork-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain; return to pot. Toss with remaining tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer green beans to a serving dish; top with caramelized shallots.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of cold water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Trim the stem end off the green beans. Peel and finely chop the shallot.
• Drop the green beans into the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain in a colander set in the sink and rinse with very cold water until cool. Drain well and pat dry with paper towels. (The vegetables can be prepared up to this point, up to 4 hours ahead.)
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallot is just golden, about 2 minutes. Add the green beans, increase the heat to high, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are heated through, about 4 minutes. Season with the 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper and serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Rinse the green beans and steam over boiling water until crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
• These can also be placed in a microwave safe dish and microwaved 4 to 5 minutes or again until crisp tender.
• Over medium heat, melt butter in a nonstick skillet; add shallots.
• Cook stirring often until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes (if needed add a touch of water to prevent burning).
• Add the green beans and toss until hot; season with salt and pepper sprinkle with lemon zest and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Cook beans in boiling salted water until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain. Transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well.
• Cut off and discard ends from shallots. Cut shallots lengthwise in half, then remove peel with paring knife.
• Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and saute 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; saute until shallots are browned and tender, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add the green beans, mix together, and heat through. Serve.
• DO AHEAD Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover loosely with foil and let stand at room temperature.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED-SHALLOT BUTTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add shallots and saute' 4 minutes (or until golden); stir in vinegar and cook 1 1/2 more minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in thyme, rind, salt, and pepper (I added more butter at this point).
• Cook beans in boiling water 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
• Combine beans and shallot mixture in a large bowl and toss well to coat.

GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS AND CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Place the slivered almonds in a dry skillet over low heat, and cook and stir constantly until the almonds are lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Watch carefully, because they burn easily. Remove the almonds and set aside.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the shallots and red bell pepper until softened, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle the shallot mixture with sugar, salt, and pepper, and reduce heat to low. Cover, and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the shallots caramelize, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer, and bring the water to a boil. Add the green beans, cover, and steam until just tender enough to pierce with a fork, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain the green beans, place them into the skillet with the shallot mixture, mix well, and gently stir in the toasted almonds.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS AND BACON

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add EVOO and chopped bacon and cook until crisp, about 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from pan to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Add sliced shallots to the pan and cook in the bacon drippings until caramelized, about 10 minutes.
• Add the green beans and chicken stock to the pan.
• Cook until desired tenderness, about 5 minutes.
• Toss with cooked bacon and salt and pepper.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat; swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the shallots; cover. Reduce the heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the green beans until forktender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain; return to the pot. Toss with the remaining tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the green beans to a serving dish; top with the caramelized shallots.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH CRISPY SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place all ingredients in a 9" x 13" baking pan (or on a cookie/baking sheet) and toss until green beans are thoroughly coated with oil and spices.
• Roast for 30 minutes, tossing at 15 minutes with a spatula, or until green beans are tender and beginning to brown around the edges. Some shallots near the top will become crisp, while the ones near the bottom of the pan will caramelize.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place green beans in a large bowl. Mix in shallots, garlic, and almonds. Drizzle olive oil over the top; sprinkle salt and pepper evenly on top. Toss until everything is evenly coated with oil. Spread in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until beans are slightly shriveled and shallots are lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.