Green beans with onion and tomato

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾poundsFresh green or yellow beans, ends snipped
½cupOnion, chopped
1Clove garlic, minced
1tablespoonOlive oil or butter
1Roma tomato, peeled, seeded & chopped (use canned tomato in winter)
1tablespoonFresh basil, minced
1pinchSugar
Salt and white pepper

Directions

Parboil the beans in salted water until tender but not limp. Plunge into cold water to stop the cooking and drain. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, cook the onion and garlic in the olive oil or butter over medium heat until soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add tomato, bail and a pinch of sugar. Cook, stirring often, until tomato softens and most of the liquid has evaporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. About 5 minutes before serving, combine the beans and tomato mixture in a saucepan and reheat.

Recipe by: American Statesman ⅖/97 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #518 by Sherry Zeiss <zeiss@...> on Mar 15, 1997