Brown Butter Green Beans with Crispy Shallots and Pine Nuts

Name: Brown Butter Green Beans with Crispy Shallots and Pine Nuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp flour; Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; 8 oz green beans or haricot verts; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings
4
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American

Brown Butter Green Beans with Crispy Shallots and Pine Nuts

Samara Jones

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Ingredients

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2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp flour
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
8 oz green beans or haricot verts
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp toasted pine nuts

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Instructions

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Combine the flour with a bit of sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, in a small bowl.
Toss the sliced shallots in the flour then carefully add them to the HOT oil. Cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown.
Remove from the pan and place them on a paper towel lined plate to drain, then season with sea salt, to taste, immediately; set aside.
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil then add the green beans and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until crisp-tender. Remove from the hot water immediately and drain on a paper towel. Side Note: This cooking time is for small haricot verts so add 1-2 minutes of cooking time if you are using regular green beans.
Meanwhile, heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir with a rubber spatula until it starts to foam. Remove the butter from the heat as soon as it turns a light brown color and has a nutty smell. Be careful not to burn it!!
Add the cooked & drained green beans to the brown butter and toss to coat evenly. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Place on a serving plate, drizzle any remaining brown butter (if any) on the beans then add the crispy shallots and toasted pine nuts on top. Serve immediately. Enjoy.