Runner beans with shallot butter

Name: Runner beans with shallot butter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 500 grams English runner beans; 25 grams butter; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 larges shallots or 1 banana shallot (the long type shaped like a banana); 1 teaspoon golden caster sugar; 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Runner beans with shallot butter a try. One serving contains 85 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up runner beans, golden caster sugar, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Top, tail and remove the strings from the runner beans, then cut them diagonally into elongated diamond shapes.

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Runner Beans

Melt the butter with the oil in a mediumsized frying pan over a low to medium heat. Tip in the shallots and fry them gently for about 8 minutes, or until soft and very slightly coloured. Stir occasionally.

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Shallot

Butter

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the beans for 3- 4 minutes until just tender.

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Beans

Water

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Sauce Pan

Drain well.

Turn up the heat under the frying pan and add the sugar and vinegar to the shallots. Stir well and then leave to bubble for 1 minute. Toss the beans and the buttery shallots together, either in the frying pan or saucepan, depending on size.

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Shallot

Vinegar