Green Beans

Most nights, I am just satisfied with opening a can of green beans and heating them up in a small pot (maybe adding some salt, pepper and finishing with a little bit of butter). This recipe is a great way to prepare fresh green beans, and gives a great meaty taste due to the soy sauce and beef bouillon.

 

Ingredients

2 pounds of fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed
1/2 cup butter
1/2 white onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 beef bouillon cubes
1/4 cup of water
salt and pepper (to taste)

 

Cooking Directions

Trim and rinse the green beans.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook for 5 minutes.  Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
 
Melt the butter in a large skillet over high heat.  Add the onions and garlic.  Cook for 1 minute.  Add the green beans, and mix well. Stir in the soy sauce.  Add the bouillon and water and stir.  Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes.  Drain.  Season with salt and pepper.

 

Trim and rinse the green beans

Trim and rinse the green beans

 

Place in boiling water for 5 minutes

Place in boiling water for 5 minutes

 

Drain and rinse in cold water

Drain and rinse in cold water

 

Melt butter

Melt butter

 

In this version, I omitted the onion and garlic, but here is where you would add it and cook for 1 minute.

 

Add Green beans to melted butter

Add Green beans to melted butter

 

Mix beans into the butter

Mix beans into the butter

 

Add soy sauce, bouillon cubes and water (I reserved water from the green bean boiling)

Add soy sauce, bouillon cubes and water (I reserved water from the green bean boiling)

 

Reduce heat to a simmer, cook uncovered for 20 minutes

Reduce heat to a simmer, cook uncovered for 20 minutes

 

The liquid will reduce

The liquid will reduce

 

Drain.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Drain. Add salt and pepper to taste.

 

Green Beans

Green Beans

 
 

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