prob a dumb question, because I don't cook often!

mama_k

How do you make green beans? Like yummy restaurant style ones---not casserole-----where they have some flavor and a bit of crunch to them? Does anyone know what I am talking about? LOL

punkfiction_v.3

dh makes them with bacon, onions, a bit of sugar, and cooks them all in a wok LOL

other than that, i have no idea 

kyfirewife

I have no idea. Just wanted to tell you that so you don't feel so dumb. LOL.

mama_k

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/lemon-butter-green-beans-with-pine-nuts-recipe/index.html

 

Ok so I found this recipe----looks good enough----but wtf does blanch in boiling water mean?? lol

laurenbug

Put them in a steamer basket, salt them, and steam for just a couple of minutes...only until they turn BRIGHT green.  Toss with a little butter (or olive oil), lemon juice, pepper, and roasted garlic.  YUM.

Or, this is the only way my DH will eat green beans.  They're in a cream sauce.

*NNO*

I do this:

- Buy fresh (not frozen or canned) green beans
- Wash the beans and coat them lightly with olive oil
- Add finely chopped white onions and bacon bits (real bacon bits)
- Cook them in a wok or on your stovetop in a grilling pan or a frying pan
*** Do not cook too long or they will lose their crunch

laurenbug

mama_k:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/lemon-butter-green-beans-with-pine-nuts-recipe/index.html

 

Ok so I found this recipe----looks good enough----but wtf does blanch in boiling water mean?? lol

Blanching is dunking in boiling water for like 20 seconds...and then usually dunking in ice water to stop the cooking process.  Keeps the color and crunch.

mama_k

laurenbug:

Put them in a steamer basket, salt them, and steam for just a couple of minutes...only until they turn BRIGHT green.  Toss with a little butter (or olive oil), lemon juice, pepper, and roasted garlic.  YUM.

Or, this is the only way my DH will eat green beans.  They're in a cream sauce.

yes! thank you----this is what I am looking for----looks super simple