Garlic beans three ways
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Fresh green beans diagonally cut or whole |
| 4 | teaspoons | Butter |
| 1 | clove | Garlic |
Directions
Wash and prepare beans. Place in a saucepan of boiling water; cook for 4 to 6 minutes, until tender-crisp. Drain beans in a sieve. Quickly place pan back on low heat. Add butter, melt. Add garlic; then beans. Toss. Serves: 4
To Prepare beans early in day, drain beans after boiling; quickly cool under cold water. Drain again and pat dry. At serving time, melt butter in a fry pan. Add garlic, then beans and cook only until beans are hot.
Add either or both of the following: 4 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled.
¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: Good Friends Cookbook.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@...> on Aug 9, 1998