Recipe- Crispy And Delicious Sauteed Green Beans With Garlic

Sautéed Green Beans with crispy bits of garlic is an easy, classic preparation for a green beans side dish. Though not the most explosively exciting recipe on my website, it’s a life essential recipe that will serve you well for the rest of your days!

Ingredients

Blanched Green Beans

250g/ 8oz green beans , trimmed
1 tsp salt

For Sauteing

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or… butter!)
2 garlic cloves , finely minced (~ 2 tsp), do not use jar or garlic crusher
1/8 tsp salt
1 pinch black pepper

Method

- Blanch beans: Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 1 teaspoon of salt. Add beans, cook for 4 minutes (they will turn bright green), drain, then rinse under cold tap water to cool. (There's really no need to shock in ice water). Shake off excess water.

- Sauté: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add green beans and garlic. Toss (or stir!) for 2 minutes until the garlic is golden and crispy. Add salt and pepper, then toss.

- Serve: Transfer beans to serving dish. Serve warm!

- Prepare ahead: Blanch beans per step 1, cool and dry, store in fridge until required. When ready to serve, just toss with garlic. It's an instant on-demand side!