# ideas for FRESH GREEN BEANS plz

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 22, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-fresh-green-beans-plz/828225 "2019-01-22T21:27:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-fresh-green-beans-plz/828225/21 "2019-01-23T17:15:47Z")

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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> blanch, chill in ice water - then just before serving, a brief fry in a little olive oil where you’ve already crisped up some some chopped prosciutto/ham/bacon and garlic

If you want to retain that _snap_ that fresh green beans have, this is the best advice right here. Boil them for like a minute and a half in salted water then shock them with ice water to arrest the cooking.

Then you can do your sautee with whatever you like, although a sautee with minced shallots, garlic and bacon salt and pepper usually works fine for me. Maybe some butter in there too.

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**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-fresh-green-beans-plz/828225/22 "2019-01-23T17:16:47Z")

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Sauteed in a mix of butter and toasted almond oil for a few minutes, toss in some sliced almonds and kosher salt toward the end.

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**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-fresh-green-beans-plz/828225/23 "2019-01-23T17:34:35Z")

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Butter salt garlic in a wok or even frypan on medium heat.

Melt the butter add the beans with ends cut off add minced garlic and salt cook for a few minutes or until the desired texture (I prefer them crisp) and voila. Simple and quick

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-fresh-green-beans-plz/828225/24 "2019-01-23T17:35:34Z")

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Either _America’s Test Kitchen_ or _Cook’s Country_ recently made what amounts to a Caesar salad with blanched green beans as the … um … greens.

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