Buttery Green Beans

This is a classic traditional Thanksgiving dish on the American tables.  I recently found out this dish helps digesting a big meal with all the fiber it provides.  Plus, I didn’t gain a pound after this big Thanksgiving meal, must have been it. 

Two days before Thanksgiving, my brother John John and I stood in front of the green bean counter at Sprouts picking out the perfect green beans with the curly tail still intacked.  On the day we cook, my mom snipped all the curly tails off.  We were just speechless.  There goes all our hard work!!!  

 

Ingredients

Green beans, washed, trimmed            3 lbs

Ice bath                                                   enough

Salt                                                       ½ teaspoon

Butter                                                    2 tablespoon

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

 

1. Heat up a pot of boiling water, blanch the green beans, around 3 minutes until crisp tender, drain immediately and let cool in an ice bath.  When the temperature is down, drain the beans from the ice water, and toss with salt a bit. 

2. Heat up the butter in a sauté pan, sauté the green beans in the sauté pan for around 2 minutes to coat the butter, taste one and add more salt and pepper as needed. 

Servings: 8