Green Beans With Caramelized Shallots

Submitted by jenpalombi

"from Bon Appetit magazine, December 2006."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 lbs slender green beans, trimmed
• 1 lb medium shallot
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme

directions

1. Cook beans in boiling salted water until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain. Transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well.
2. Cut off and discard ends from shallots. Cut shallots lengthwise in half, then remove peel with paring knife.
3. Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and saute 1 minute.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low; saute until shallots are browned and tender, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Add the green beans, mix together, and heat through. Serve.
6. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover loosely with foil and let stand at room temperature.

Reviews

[sofie-a-toast]

Yum! these were great! A really simple way to make greenbeans with lots of flavor. I didn't have any shallots so I subsituted pearl onions which were absoltely delicious. Made for the zaar chef alphabet soup tag game.

 

[teresas]

We loved this! I did cut the shallots again in the pan while cooking to make quarters. Otherwise I made as posted. These have a nice crisp and smoking taste to it. Thanks for posting. :)

 

[Dr. Jenny]

DH and I served this last night as a side to a flounder recipe (Recipe #207047). We absolutely LOVED these beans! Easy and quick to prepare, with wonderful flavor (the onions were not too overpowering). I halved the recipe with great results. I would definitely make this recipe again. Thanks so much for posting.

 

[Kim127]

Dh and I both loved these beans! The shallots ended up so sweet and full of that carmelized flavor. I halved the recipe and it worked out terrific. Easy to make and they looked really good too! Thanks! Made for the Australian Recipe Swap.

 

[SusieQusie]

What a lovely presentation these make! To make getting my Thanksgiving dinner on the table a little easier, I caramelized the shallots ahead of time then microwaved some frozen, steam-in-the-bag green beans at serving time. Tossed together in a bowl and nuked for another 30 seconds or so, the flavor was wonderful! Thanks for posting your recipe! We really enjoyed it!