French Green Beans and Shallots

By bjlazyl

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 pound very small, firm green beans, cleaned
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons peeled and chopped shallots
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from cooking.nytimes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring the water to a boil. Add the beans and cover the pot. Continue cooking the beans, covered, for 3 to 5 minutes until tender but firm. Drain and rinse under cold water.

At serving time, heat the butter in a skillet, add the shallots and saute for about 1 minute, until the shallots start to brown.

Add the beans, salt and pepper, and saute briefly. Sprinkle with lemon juice and serve with the chicken.