Sweet n' Savory Green Beans

Sauteed green beans with butter, garlic and honey with red chili peppers or flakes!

Servings Servings

Cuisine Creole

Course Side Dish

Calories 145

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Here's What You Need

▢ 1 pound whole green beans - stems clipped
▢ 2 tablespoons Butter
▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
▢ 4 cloves garlic-chopped
▢ 4 tablespoons honey
▢ 3 dried red chili peppers - optional
▢ To taste kosher salt and ground black pepper

Here's What You Do

Clean the beans and steam for 5 minutes (until just getting supple). Set aside.
In a wok or other large saute pan, heat the butter and olive oil over high heat, until butter is starting to foam.
Add the garlic and chili peppers (if using). Sauté for about 30 seconds to infuse the butter with garlic flavor; do not let the garlic burn.
Keeping a high heat, add the green beans and saute by keeping the beans moving in the pan until they are starting to wilt and char a little on the edges, about 5 to 8 minutes.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pour the honey over the beans and continue to shake the pan until all the beans are coated.
Remove the pan from the heat. Discard the chili pepper and serve immediately.

Notes

This recipe is great with frozen or fresh whole green beans. If using frozen, try to get the "steamable in the bag" kind, but either way, just warm them in the microwave until they are slightly supple. If using fresh, snip off the stems and steam them for about 5 minutes until slightly supple.

A wok works very well for this recipe, but if you don't have a wok, any saute pan will do.

A little char on the green beans is the key to making this dish delicious and special. High heat is a must. Make sure to keep the pan moving so the green beans cook quickly and develop some char without burning the beans.

If you don't have dried chili peppers, substitute 1 to 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes.

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