A classic French side that's simple and elegant.
Blanching the green beans in a pot of salted water and shocking them in an ice bath gives them a bright green color and tender-crisp texture.
I could blame my budget . I could blame my time constraints . I could even blame the kitchen . All of those things contributed to the dish's mediocrity, but the truth is, my green beans amandine were suffering primarily because I didn't really know what I was doing. My method? Defrost the green beans, briefly sauté some pre-minced garlic in oil, then toss it all together along with a bag of slivered almonds.
In testing my recipe, I confirmed that blanching the green beans—a method that calls for completely submerging the vegetables and cooking all of them evenly from all sides—produces superior results to steaming, simmering in a saucepan, or cooking sous vide.*a time when it's worth cooking green vegetables sous vide in lieu of blanching. So far, the answer is no.
For this recipe, I toast slivered almonds in butter over moderate heat. As the nuts toast, the butter also browns, intensifying that nutty aroma. Which brings us to...Transforming a pan full of toasted nuts and brown butter into a glossy sauce is relatively easy. First off, I add a little more flavor by sautéing some thinly sliced shallots and garlic, adding them to the skillet just as the nuts achieve maximum browning.
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