Green Beans with Shiitake Mushrooms
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Green Beans with Shiitake Mushrooms
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Green Beans with Shiitake Mushrooms sautés mushrooms in butter before combining them with tender green beans, shallots, garlic, and chicken broth. The result is a rich, buttery vegetable side with umami notes from the shiitakes and balanced aromatics from shallots and garlic. Simmering until the liquid reduces intensifies the flavor and tenderizes the beans.
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This dish begins by cooking shiitake mushrooms in butter over medium-high heat for five minutes, then setting them aside. The same pan is used to sauté thinly sliced shallots and minced garlic in the remaining butter to capture their delicate flavors. Fresh trimmed green beans join next along with low-fat chicken broth, simmering for about ten minutes until the broth evaporates and the beans soften.
The mushrooms return to the pan for final warming, creating a cohesive side dish combining the meaty texture of shiitakes with tender, bright green beans. Seasoning with salt and pepper completes the dish. It's a classic vegetable accompaniment enhanced by layers of richness and umami.
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Ingredients
- Bon Appetit Magazine November 2001
- 6 tablespoons butter ¾ stick
- 2 shallot sliced thinly
- 2 pounds Green bean trimmed, fresh
- 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms sliced
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
- ⅔ cup chicken broth low-fat
Instructions
- Over medium-high heat, melt 3 tablespoons butter in a sauté pan. Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl.
- In same pan, sauté onion and garlic in the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter for 2 minutes.
- Add green beans and chicken broth. Simmer until liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes.
- Add mushrooms back into pan and warm through.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
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