Best 8 Green Beans With Caramelized Shallot Butter Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED-SHALLOT BUTTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add shallots and saute' 4 minutes (or until golden); stir in vinegar and cook 1 1/2 more minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in thyme, rind, salt, and pepper (I added more butter at this point).
• Cook beans in boiling water 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
• Combine beans and shallot mixture in a large bowl and toss well to coat.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Rinse the green beans and steam over boiling water until crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
• These can also be placed in a microwave safe dish and microwaved 4 to 5 minutes or again until crisp tender.
• Over medium heat, melt butter in a nonstick skillet; add shallots.
• Cook stirring often until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes (if needed add a touch of water to prevent burning).
• Add the green beans and toss until hot; season with salt and pepper sprinkle with lemon zest and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH BALSAMIC-SHALLOT BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine vinegar and shallots in heavy small saucepan. Boil over medium heat until most vinegar is absorbed (about 1 tablespoon liquid should remain in pan), stirring frequently, about 6 minutes. Transfer mixture to small bowl; cool completely. Add butter; mix with fork until blended.
• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Drain. Refresh under cold water; drain. Pat dry with paper towels. (Balsamic-shallot butter and beans can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill.)
• Combine beans and balsamic-shallot butter in large nonstick skillet. Toss over medium heat until beans are heated through, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS AND CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Place the slivered almonds in a dry skillet over low heat, and cook and stir constantly until the almonds are lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Watch carefully, because they burn easily. Remove the almonds and set aside.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the shallots and red bell pepper until softened, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle the shallot mixture with sugar, salt, and pepper, and reduce heat to low. Cover, and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the shallots caramelize, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer, and bring the water to a boil. Add the green beans, cover, and steam until just tender enough to pierce with a fork, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain the green beans, place them into the skillet with the shallot mixture, mix well, and gently stir in the toasted almonds.

GARLICKY GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOT

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook shallot and garlic in the hot butter mixture, stirring frequently, until soft and slightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir green beans with shallot mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir green beans until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the green beans.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOT BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small skillet, melt 1/4 cup butter with olive oil over medium heat.
• Add shallots and cook for 7-9 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir in remaining butter, salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• Cook green beans uncovered in a large pot of boiling water 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Drain well and transfer to a serving bowl.
• Add shallot butter and parsley and toss to coat.
• Garnish with toasted almonds if desired and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat; swirl to coat bottom of pan. Add shallots; cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until fork-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain; return to pot. Toss with remaining tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer green beans to a serving dish; top with caramelized shallots.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Cook beans in boiling salted water until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain. Transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well.
• Cut off and discard ends from shallots. Cut shallots lengthwise in half, then remove peel with paring knife.
• Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and saute 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; saute until shallots are browned and tender, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add the green beans, mix together, and heat through. Serve.
• DO AHEAD Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover loosely with foil and let stand at room temperature.