Buttered Haricots Verts

Name: Buttered Haricots Verts
Ingredients: 1 pound haricots verts (thin French green beans, available at specialty produce markets and some supermarkets); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 pound haricots verts (thin French green beans, available at specialty produce markets and some supermarkets)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions

1

In a kettle of boiling salted water boil the haricots verts for 4 to 6 minutes, or until they are crisp-tender, drain them, and plunge them into a bowl of ice and cold water to stop the cooking.
2

Drain the beans again and pat them dry.
3

The beans may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept wrapped in dampened paper towels in a plastic bag and chilled.
4

Just before serving, in a large skillet melt the butter over moderately high heat and in it toss the haricots verts until they are heated through.
5

Season the haricots verts with salt and pepper.