Recipe Green Beans Lemon Butter

Add the butter about 1 2 tsp of lemon zest a quick squeeze of the lemon juice about 1 tsp a pinch of salt and some freshly cracked pepper.

Recipe green beans lemon butter. Once the green beans are bright green and slightly tender turn off the heat and drain them in a colander. Be sure to use real butter in this recipe. Toss to coat in the butter.

1 pint green beans stem ends trimmed 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into small pieces 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest about 1 lemon freshly ground pepper. Just as butter is starting to turn nut brown squeeze in lemon juice and let it bubble for 15 30 seconds then turn off heat. Add the garlic green beans salt and pepper.

Return the drained green beans to the still warm skillet with the heat turned off. In a skillet over medium heat melt the butter until it begins to bubble. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

Cook stirring occasionally until the butter turns light brown and gives off a nutty aroma about 3 5 minutes. Our festive lemon butter green beans recipe is served with a sweet cranberry sauce and crushed walnuts to give it more depth of flavor and texture. Meanwhile heat butter in a small frying pan and sizzle lemon zest for about 30 seconds.

Meantime mix butter zest lemon juice salt lemon pepper then combine with steamed beans toss to coat. Add the beans back to the pan and saute until coated in butter and warmed through about 5 more minutes. To prepare wash beans then boil uncovered 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp tender.

The toasty flavor that comes from browning is possible only with butter not margarine. Place beans in a serving dish and spoon lemon brown butter all over.