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Shawn Hearn
 
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(Phred) wrote:

> G'day mates,
>
> The local minor supermarket has had reasonable quality fresh green
> beans on special this week. (Usually beans on special are pretty past
> their prime; but this lot seems to be okay.)
>
> Question is, what is a good way to handle a surfeit of beans?
> Something a bit beyond boiling or steaming would be nice. :-)
>
> Had a bit of a google, but there seem to be around 350,000
> possibilities for "recipe fresh green beans", so I thought it would be
> nice to ask this group for "favo[u]rites". I can almost taste a dish
> based on various combinations of beans with bacon, tomatoes,
> mushrooms, etc. -- but I can't quite put my finger on the defining
> ingredient(s). Help!


String beans sauted in olive oil with some crushed garlic, pepper, and
then a little red or white wine to steam them are awesome.