Green Beans and Mushrooms Braised in Cream

Submitted by lazyme

"Good and easy, from Cook's magazine."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 medium shallots, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, quartered
• 1 lb green beans, trimmed
• 2⁄3 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Heat butter and oil over medium-high heat in large saute pan. Add shallots; saute until golden brown and crisp, about 7 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
2. In same pan, bring mushrooms, green beans, cream, lemon juice, and thyme to strong simmer; season to taste with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender but still offer some resistance to the bite, 15-20 minutes.
3. Remove cover; simmer briskly to thicken cream if necessary. Adjust seasonings and transfer beans to large serving bowl. Garnish with fried shallots and serve immediately.

Reviews

[lilquiz]

this dish made me queen of the kitchen tonight. Served with grilled steak, and baked winter squash.<br/>Delish!

 

[Dr. Jenny]

This was fantastic! Served as a side to a mushroom chicken dish. We used a combination of wild mushrooms and thought it turned out delicious. We did have to cook the beans longer than 20 minutes, otherwise we did not change a thing. Thanks for this keeper!

 

[Boomette]

I didn't change a thing. Maybe it cooked more than 20 minutes. It's delicious. Everybody liked it :) Thanks Lazyme :) Made for went to the market tag.