Green Beans Almondine (Amandine)
Hosting a holiday dinner? This party-sized recipe for a delicious, traditional crowd pleaser will be a hit, no matter the season!
Ingredients
- 2 lbharicots verts (French green beans), *, trimmed
- 4 qt(1 gallon) water
- 2 tbspsalt beans, for boiling
- Ice bath
- 1 cupraw almonds, sliced
- 2Shallot, finely chopped
- 4 cloveGarlic, minced
- 2 tbspLemon Juice, fresh
- Zest of two lemons
- 5 tbspSalted Butter
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 quarts (1 gallon/16 cups) of water to a boil in a large pot. Once boiling, stir in 2 tablespoons of salt. Next add the greens beans, return to a boil, and then boil for 2 minutes.
- 2
While the pot of water is coming to a boil, prepare an ice bath by adding 2 trays of ice to a large bowl of cold water. After the beans have boiled for 3 minutes, drain them and immediately add them to the ice bath, and set aside.
- 3
In a deep skillet toast the 1 cup of sliced raw almonds. Once golden brown, pour them into a bowl and set aside.
- 4
In the same skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Once melted, add the shallots and sauté for about 2 minutes until soft. Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Next, drain, pat dry, and stir in the cooked green beans. Heat the green beans for 2-3 minutes until warmed through, taking care not to overcook.
- 5
Remove the green beans from the heat and stir in the toasted almonds and 2 tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice.
- 6
Garnish with the zest of two lemons and fresh black pepper to taste. Serve hot.
- 7
Begin by preparing your vegetables, and then set them aside. To do this, wash and trim 2 pounds of haricot verts (French green beans) by cutting or snapping off the stem ends. Finely chop shallots, mince 4 garlic cloves, zest two lemons, and squeeze 1 Tbsp lemon juice.