Green beans with a luscious creamy garlic sauce. This is the perfect side dish for any dinner that comes together in no time. The green beans are crisp and the sauce is garlicky goodness. This is a spin on a dish my mom use to make every year when our garden gave an abundance of green beans.
Ingredients for these green beans recipe:
Instructions to make creamy green beans:
Trim ends on green beans Parboil green beans in a high concentration of salt 2 tbs of salt per quart of water. The high content of salt will make the green beans crisp and not overcooked.
Boil green beans for 8 minutes and then drain and flush them with cold water.
Chop up 1 onion and on medium heat saute in skillet until caramelized. Then add in 5 minced garlic cloves saute until fragrant.
To make the creamy sauce pour in ½ cup wine and cook into a reduction should be about 3 minutes. Then add 1 cup of heavy cream and bring to a light simmer.
Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and enjoy as a side dish to a variety of meals.
Recipe Tips and Substitutions:
How to cook green beans so they are tender:
-Use a high concentration of salt in blanching water 2 tablespoons per quart of water.
Should I thaw frozen green beans?
-No need, Toss them into the cream sauce and let simmer until desired tenderness is reached.
What can I substitute wine for?
-Chicken broth is a good substitution when you don't want to cook with wine.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs green beans
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 onion
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup white wine
- parmesan cheese
- S&P to taste
Instructions
- Trim ends on green beans Parboil green beans in a high concentration of salt 2 tbs of salt per quart of water. The high content of salt will make the green beans crisp and not overcooked.
- Boil green beans for 8 minuts and then drain and flush them with cold water.
- Chop up 1 onion and saute in skillet on medium heat until caramelized. Then add in 5 minced garlic cloves saute until fragrant.
- To make the creamy sauce pour in ½ cup wine and cook into a reduction should be about 3 minutes. Then add 1 cup of heavy cream and let it come to a light simmer.
- Top with fresh grated parmesan cheese and enjoy as a side dish to a variety of meals.
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