Garlic Green Beans

Name: Garlic Green Beans
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds tiny green beans (haricots verts), trimmed; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

6 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds tiny green beans (haricots verts), trimmed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions

1

Cook green beans in boiling salted water to cover 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge green beans into ice water to stop the cooking process, and drain.
2

Melt butter with oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat; add green beans, garlic, salt, and pepper, and saute 4 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
3

Blanch the green beans (Step 1) up to a day ahead. When you are ready to prepare supper, just toss the green beans in the skillet and saute.