French Green Beans Recipe


Tweet Home > French Recipes > Easy Vegetable Recipes > Green Beans French Green Beans I make these sauteed French green beans often because they are so simple and I love the taste. Just put the ingredients in a skillet, cover and forget it. Your side dish will be cooked to perfection in less then 30 minutes. Les Haricots Verts Did you know that green bean simply refers to the unripe pod of any bean plant? That means a whole host of vegetables could be called green beans. Most people when they refer to French green beans, are thinking of a very skinny, tender, and vibrant colored green bean. Here in France, green beans are calibrated by their thickness, starting with très fin (less than 6 mm wide) and increasing in thickness to moyen (more then 9 mm wide). In general, the more slender green beans are less starchy and more tender, so I usually make this recipe with très fin green beans. I just learned about a cooking technique called Frenching a green bean. Now that sounds strange doesn't it? Cut a green bean in half in the vertical plane and you've Frenched it. There is even a little tool that quickly cuts beans vertically, so that you end up with slender slices. Recipe Notes Many recipes for sauteeing green beans call for preboiling the beans in salted water, which is considered the best way to cook these vegetables to preserve their color. However, the recipe here is meant for those nights when you don't want any extra fuss. The beans do not stay stay vibrant green, but they still taste wonderful. This recipe works great with frozen green beans. You can just put them in the pan while they are still frozen and this gives extra time for the shallots to caramelize. If you use fresh green beans, you may need to add some water. For this recipe, I use a Staub Cookware skillet which guarantees even cooking and can be left alone to do its thing. I can virtually forget about the beans (and have) and they still come out great. If you use a different sort of skillet, you may need to stir the beans more often. Haricots verts à l'étouffée Print Recipe Makes 6 servings Ingredients 1 pound frozen green beans (the skinnier the better) 2 good sized shallots, peeled and roughly chopped 2 tablespoons butter salt (French sea salt or another finishing salt will give a superior taste) freshly ground pepper Directions Melt the butter in a sturdy skillet on low medium heat. Add the shallots and the beans and cover the skillet tightly. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the beans are cooked as you like them. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Return to Easy Vegetable Recipes. Baked Eggplant Recipe Baked Zucchini Recipe Braised Fennel Recipe Brussel Sprouts Recipes Cabbage Casserole Cauliflower au Gratin Cauliflower Casserole Celery Root Puree French Green Beans Glazed Carrots Recipe Jerusalem Artichoke Recipe Pumpkin Puree Recipe Ratatouille Recipe Recipe for Stuffed Mushrooms Red Cabbage Recipe Steamed Cauliflower Stuffed Eggplant Recipe Stuffed Zucchini Recipe Turnip Recipe - Glazed Zucchini Pie Recipe This recipe goes great with . . . Beef Bourguignon Recipe Beef Daube Chicken Marengo French Food French Cheese French Desserts French Wine Champagne French Drinks Regional Specialities Famous French Food French Cooking Help Cooking Tools French Cooking Schools French Cookware Gourmet Cooking Supplies French Ingredients French Cooking Terms Basic Cooking Tips French Cooking Articles Your French Food Questions Noshes and Starters Easy Appetizer Recipes French Entrées (Starters) Easy Salad Recipes Easy Soup Recipes Quiche Recipes Main Courses Easy Beef Recipes French Chicken Recipes Easy Pork Recipes Fish and Seafood Stew Recipes Les Desserts French Cake Recipes French Cookie Recipes French Dessert Recipes Fruit Dessert Recipes French Pastry Recipes Other Recipes Crepe Recipes Potato Recipes Easy Recipes For Kids Sauce Recipes Easy Vegetable Recipes Index By Ingredient French Recipe Index New! Comments Have your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. Copyright©2008-2012 Easy French Food - About - Contact - Disclaimer - Recommended Links - Privacy Policy - Site Map Share this page: Tweet More To Explore Glazed Carrots Recipe - Cooked Vichy Style Beef Daube Provencal with Orange and Olives Brussel Sprouts Recipes \| How to Cook Brussel Sprouts Ratatouille Recipe Staub Cookware - French Cookware	You May Like Home Easy Vegetable Recipes \| French Vegetable Recipes Glazed Carrots Recipe - Cooked Vichy Style Beef Daube Provencal with Orange and Olives Brussel Sprouts Recipes \| How to Cook Brussel Sprouts Ratatouille Recipe Staub Cookware - French Cookware Baked Eggplant Recipe Baked Zucchini Recipe - Zucchini Recipes Contact & About Privacy Policy