Fresh green beans are a beautiful and delicious addition to the summer dinner table.
Course: Side Dish
Keyword: garlic, green beans, vegetables
Ingredients
1-2poundsfresh green beans
About 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
6-8clovesgarlicminced
salt and pepper to taste
red pepper flakes to tasteoptional
Instructions
Cut or snap the stem end of each bean off (I also snapped the longer ones in half so they'd fit in my pot more easily.) and wash them thoroughly.
Put the beans in a large pot and cover them with cold water.
Bring the pot to a boil and cook for about 8 to 10 minutes or until they're just fork tender.
When the beans are almost done boiling, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the beans are done, drain them well and then add them to the skillet, stirring to coat them in oil.
Add in the garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and stir again, letting the beans sit for a couple minutes on each side before stirring them around. Your goal is to get just a little bit of char on the beans and brown the garlic.
When the garlic is browned, remove the beans from heat and serve immediately.