Green Beans

So this is one of the fancy recipes that I learned in cooking class. It isn't too complex; the trick is to keep the garlic and shallots from burning when the beans are cooking, since that makes everything taste bitter.

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 3 shallots - sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic - minced
• 1 Tablespoon thyme, chopped
• 1 1/2 pound green beans - trimmed
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

1. Place the butter into a large skillet and heat until melted and foamy.
2. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until lightly golden brown (Do not over cook, they will burn in the next part if you do)
3. Add the thyme and green beans and toss to cover with butter.
4. Add the stock and cover
5. Cook over medium-high heat for 4-6minutes until the beans are tender.
6. Season with salt and pepper

Thoughts:
This is a pretty good recipe, like I said above, the main thing to keep in mind is to not let the garlic burn. You need to make sure the skillet is large enough otherwise it will take a while to get the beans tender since they will be piled on each other and then the garlic/shallots will burn. My photo above is an example of too small a pan.