Green Beans Amandine

Recipe from cookieandkate.com

Ingredients:

-2 Tbsp unsalted butter, sliced (would use olive oil)

-1/2 cup sliced almonds

-1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots (about 1 small)

-1 pound slender green beans, trimmed

-2 tsp lemon juice, to taste

-1 Tbsp + 1/2 cup water, divided

-1/2 tsp fine salt, to taste

-freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions.

1. Melt butter over med-low heat.  Once completly melted, add almonds.  Cook stirring constantly until butter browned and almonds are beginning to brown, about 7-8 min

2. Add shallots and cook for 1 min. 

3. Stir in lemon juice + 1 Tbsp water.  While stirring, cook until liquid thickens enough that spatula leaves an open trail on pan behind it, about 1 more min

4. Scoop out and set aside

5. Cook green beans with 1/2 cup water + 1/2 tsp salt.  Cover and cook over med heat, stirring occ ntil beans are nearly tender about 9-10 min (I used pre-cooked green beans)

6. Remove th elid and cook over med-high heat until liquid evaporates, about 2-4 min

7. Off heat, add almond mixture and toss to combine, season with salt and pepper and serve. 

Notes.

I had doubled recipe and used pre-cooked french green beans.

used in friendsgiving and tasted pretty good

*Sides

*American - sort of