Best Caramelized Green Beans With Pine Nuts Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil, add green beans and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Drain the beans.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add minced garlic and cooked green beans.
• Saute on medium heat for about 2 minutes, stirring.
• Remove from heat. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice and stir. Add grated Parmesan cheese and stir. Top with lightly toasted pine nuts. Season with more salt, if needed. Season with coarsely ground black pepper.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat; swirl to coat bottom of pan. Add shallots; cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until fork-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain; return to pot. Toss with remaining tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer green beans to a serving dish; top with caramelized shallots.

GREEN BEANS WITH PINE NUT BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• cut steam end off of 1 lb fresh green beans. (use fresh frozen when out of season).
• in medium sauce pan bring water to a boil. place green beans in mesh strainer and steam them. (should be hot all the way through while retaining garden fresh snap).
• while beans are steaming, melt butter in med saute pan. when butter is lightly caramelized (just turning a light brown color) add pine nuts.
• saute nuts till butter reaches preferred amount of caramelized color. (I like it to be well caramelized, some people don't though.).
• if you want sauce a little thicker just stir in a pinch of arrow root. Be careful with this as it doesn't take much.
• slice cherry tomatoes in fourths.
• plate green beans all in one direction, spoon a little sauce over middle of beans, place a piece of sliced cherry tomato on top.
• makes an attractive addition to any meal.

GREEN BEANS WITH PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Saute 1 sliced red onion in a skillet with olive oil, 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 pound green beans; cook 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water and salt and pepper to taste; cook until the beans are tender, 7 minutes. Stir in 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts; season with salt and pepper.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED PECANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Spread out pecans on a rimmed sheet pan and bake in oven until pale golden on inside, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool and coarsely chop.
• Have ready a colander submerged in a large bowl of ice water. Cook beans in a 6- to 8-quart pot of well-salted boiling water, uncovered, until just tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Using a large slotted spoon and/or tongs, transfer beans to colander in ice water to stop cooking, then drain well and dry on towels.
• Heat butter in a 12- to 14-inch deep heavy skillet (preferably straight-sided) over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then add shallot and cook, stirring until pale golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir in sugar until almost dissolved, then cook pecans, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add green beans, kosher salt, and pepper, and sauté beans, turning them with tongs, until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a platter and serve.