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Susan asked:

" Can any one suggest perhaps another side dish, using green beans? "

 

I'm often asked to bring this to potluck gatherings, which I wrote out

longhand, and no longer recall the source:

 

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Braised Green Beans

 

1 lb fresh or frozen (or French-cut) green beans

2 medium onions

3 or more cloves of garlic

1/2 tsp salt

3 T olive oil

3 ripe tomatoes (I often use my frozen whole tomatoes, and remove skin by

dunking them no longer than 2 seconds in a small pot of boiling water)

salt and pepper to taste

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It's very simple, and *always* popular, at least with the folks I potluck

with.

 

Richard

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Oh - did you want the instructions too? <grin>

 

Saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil until translucent. Toss in the

green beans. Add tomatoes and seasoning, and simmer slowly for 30 mins or

so or until beans are very well done.

 

Forget to mention I use freshly ground pepper from the mill....

 

enjoy!

Richard

 

 

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" Richard Menec " <menecraj

 

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:32 AM

re: alternative to green bean casserole

 

 

> Susan asked:

> " Can any one suggest perhaps another side dish, using green beans? "

>

> I'm often asked to bring this to potluck gatherings, which I wrote out

> longhand, and no longer recall the source:

>

> ==============

> Braised Green Beans

>

> 1 lb fresh or frozen (or French-cut) green beans

> 2 medium onions

> 3 or more cloves of garlic

> 1/2 tsp salt

> 3 T olive oil

> 3 ripe tomatoes (I often use my frozen whole tomatoes, and remove skin by

> dunking them no longer than 2 seconds in a small pot of boiling water)

> salt and pepper to taste

> ==============

>

> It's very simple, and *always* popular, at least with the folks I potluck

> with.

>

> Richard

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I adapted a recipe for the holidays that I got from an NPR story the

Monday night before T'giving. It's called braised green beans.

here's how I did it:

 

Taking about a lb of green beans, heat a bit of oil in a large

bottomed pan or skillet. NPR used peanut oil, but I did canola and a

tad of toasted sesame oil, which is perfect. Heat the oil over medium

heat, then turn heat to high for 30 sec and add the beans, with a

health pinch of salt. Sear them for a couple of minutes, moving them

about frequently, and when they are nice and almost done, add some

chopped garlic and red pepper flakes. I also added some sliced

shiitake mushrooms which were not part of the original recipe.

 

That's it, they're done. I went to a dinner with some people I don't

know well, and they raved about these beans. It was offered on NPR as

an alternative to the standard casserole.

 

ENjoy.

 

Brad

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