Sometimes we just eat green beans for dinner, because they are so good. If you can figure out how to get a wok or frying pan hot, and at just the right heat, you can use butter and scald the crap out of some beans and garlic. This is what you want. It took me a long time to figure it out, so I can say from a place of experience: err on the undercooked side. Raw green beans are edible, burnt green beans are not. It all starts with a very hot pan, and if you've got some oil that doesn't burn until a very high heat you're on your way. I use butter and olive oil. I love the olive oil flavor, and the butter raises the burn temperature just enough. If you can be patient and just let your pan heat up, then add the oil/butter for just the minute it takes for it to get really hot, then add the beans, you'll make something really delicious. Good luck!
Serves 2 hungry people:
2 handful of beans, tipped and toed (chop the ends)
2 table spoons butter
1 teaspoon olive oil (as I said, pick your oil as you will)
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
Heat your pan. And let it get really hot. Add the butter, and it should immediately start to bubble and melt, like true frying butter does. Drisle over your oil, so it mixes with the butter. Once the butter is completely melted, but don't let it brown, add the green beans. Be careful! If they are at all wet the whole thing will sputter and try to burn you with little flecks of very hot oil/butter/water. Ouch. Use the longest handled wooden spoon you've got to stir the beans, but allow them to settle for a minute at a time so they get that wrinkly skin you want. They should cook for less than 10 minutes, more like 5 - depending on the heat you've worked up.
At 3-5 minutes (or 1 minute before they're done) add the chopped garlic, and continuously stir for 30 seconds or 1 minute. Let the garlic brown a bit. A little bit of burnt bean skin is okay. But the brilliant thing about these is that they will stay crispy in a way. Having trouble getting this? Comment and let me know what happened. I'll do my best to help.
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