Mark Bittman's Green Beans with Crisp Shallots

Name: Mark Bittman's Green Beans with Crisp Shallots
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sliced almonds, optional; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp butter; 680 grams green beans; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 servings Salt; 2 mediums shallots, thinly sliced

Mark Bittman's Green Beans with Crisp Shallots is a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian side dish. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 169 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up shallots, olive oil, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a stockpot of water to a boil and salt it. Fill a large bowl with cold water and lots of ice cubes and keep a colander handy. To trim the beans, snap or cut off the stem end and any brown spots.

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Ice Cubes

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Salt

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Cut them into 2-inch pieces or leave them whole.

Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until they just start to get tender but remain quite crunchy, 3 to 5 minutes depending on the size of the beans.

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Green Beans

Beans

Water

Drain the beans and immediately plunge them into the ice water.

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Water

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Let them sit for a minute to cool thoroughly, then drain them. (You can prepare the beans up to a day before finishing the dish; cover well and refrigerate.)

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Beans

Put the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the butter melts, add the shallots and cook, stirring once or twice, until they’re golden brown and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Shallot

Butter

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer the shallots to a plate lined with paper towels. Leave the fat in the pan.

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Shallot

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Paper Towels

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Add the green beans to the skillet, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning and serve hot or warm with the shallots on top and almonds sprinkled over if you’re using them.

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Salt And Pepper