What is a good recipe for fresh green beans?!
How long should they cook?
Answers: I have bacon grease that I can add...but do i cook the green beans in a pot, or a skillet? What else do I add for flavor?
How long should they cook?
If you have good fresh green bean, please don't cook them to death. They have a wonderful, subtle flavor.
If you want to use your bacon grease, put about 2 tablespoons in a skillet. Throw in your green beans and toss to cover with the bacon fat. Add just enough water or broth to keep the pan from drying out (and your beans from burning). Salt and pepper to taste. Cook over low heat until the beans reach desired tenderness. I often add a couple slices of bacon to the pan and cook it a couple of minutes before adding the green beans and broth. Either way you do this it takes maybe 10 minutes.
I also love green beans with olive oil and garlic. Prepare same as above. Toss in one or two cloves of minced garlic when you add water or broth.
Edit: I clicked on Robert's link and saved the recipe. Green beans with a balsamic vinegar and honey glaze sounds absolutely delicious.
I like to saute some chopped onions in butter and olive oil in a skillet, add the beans and cover with 3 cups chicken stock. Simmer about 20 minutes or until the stock has reduced. Very healthy and flavorful, my family loves this dish.
tomato sauce, you do not cook them you swirl it in the bacon grease and use it for any artistic drawings. You will win a fortune as it is original etc, showing the deprivation of the masses, and all that, or you could put a pork chop in with the fresh green beans and have a dinner, someone else is using chicken breasts, really ingenious people frequent this site. Good luck with the appetite or the drawing.
no grease, but you can saute them in garlic, red peppers and olive oil for a few moments, you can also add some julienned carrots......I made this and I loved it. I also used a bit of balsamic vinegar at the end, but you don't have to.
You can make a much nicer version of the old green bean casserole by cooking the beans in boiling water until they are tender-crisp. Slowly saute a good amount of bermuda onions until they are soft, brown and caramelized. Put the beans in the pan and mix with the onions until the beans are heated through. Add a dash of thyme--yummy.
Green Beans Glazed with Balsamic Vinegar & Honey:
http://www.gourmet-food-revolution.com/g...
Savory Green Beans
Ingredients
1 lb. fresh green beans
1 slice bacon
1/2 C. broth or water
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper (more or less according to your taste)
Directions
Pick ends off green beans and snap or cut them into 1-inch pieces. Meanwhile, slowly, over medium-low heat brown bacon in wok or medium size covered frying pan. Add the beans and stir occasionally until all of the beans have changed color (the green gets brighter and they look sort of opaque). Add broth or water and sprinkle on salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes (depends on how done you like your beans). Serve immediately or remove from heat and rewarm when ready to serve.
try sauteeing them in butter and garlic..they are wonderful that way. You can also boil them in a little water with some beef base, garlic and a few potatoes cut up. Cook just until tender.
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